Across the federal government, agencies face a Thursday deadline for their plans for widespread layoffs and reorganization.

The cuts are part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump’s administration and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut large numbers from the federal government. Musk previously said he would delete the majority of federal agencies. 

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