DOGE Workforce Center for Government Contracting

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters April 3 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated 2,000, or 20%, of the recent job cuts at the department were done in error, adding reinstatements were "always part of the plan."

The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirements as the Trump administration moves to shrink and reshape the federal workforce.

HUD and FHFA are shutting down some functions, with more cuts expected soon and power consolidation already underway.

Recent reporting suggests that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is facing sweeping layoffs, with potentially up to half of its total workforce to be eliminated within the next two months. Already, as of mid-March, approximately 15 percent of staff have been removed through a combination of terminating all probationary employees, accelerating retirement offers, and pursuing an initial reduction in force directed to all non-supervisory field policy and management staff. In addition, recent reporting over the last week suggests planned closures of entire HUD field offices in 34 states plus the District of Columbia. And more across-the-board cuts within HUD’s staffing at headquarters are anticipated.

Treasury employees eligible for deferred resignation can start paid administrative leave as early as April 28, and “generally no later” than June 2.

The controversial policy blueprint sought to cut back on civil servants’ powers, but the Trump administration’s turbulent method of execution wasn’t part of the plan.

The Trump administration’s firing of federal employees in their probationary periods and attrition hiring could significantly impact early-career workers, experts worry.

During the opening months of the Trump administration, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has cut or threatened to cut the jobs of thousands of federal workers. Previous Urban work showed these cuts will likely affect communities nationwide, especially smaller areas that rely heavily on federal jobs, including those near military installations, federal correctional facilities, and large Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals.

While officials stressed that the estimates were subject to change, the snapshot suggests how agencies are working to meet Trump’s mandate to shrink government.

US Office of Management and Budget, Memorandum from Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, and Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, with Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Guidance