Washington braces for steeper layoffs as agencies submit new DOGE cuts

Published March 14, 2025 4:00am ET



Federal agencies submitted their plans on Thursday to the Office of Personnel Management for widespread federal worker layoffs, which will soon provide the clearest picture yet of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the U.S. federal government.  

Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has pursued a sweeping effort to slash the size of the 2.3 million-member federal workforce, which has so far led to the cuts of 100,000 jobs in addition to the canceling of thousands of contracts and programs. 

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