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NPR, Politics, Stephen Fowler, March 15, 2025
Federal agencies have begun to announce plans to implement President Trump's request for large-scale job cuts and the elimination of government functions.
Already, the Department of Education is moving forward with a proposal to get rid of nearly half its workforce, the Department of Veterans Affairs is targeting a reduction of 80,000 employees and the Social Security Administration has offered voluntary buyouts ahead of a reduction in force.
The outlined changes are in service of Trump's vision of drastically reducing the size and scope of the federal government — an effort that has been led so far by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).