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120 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb \ parent \ on: How Much of the Federal Workforce Has Been Cut and How Much More Will Be? Politics_And_Law

Yes, but there's a hiring freeze on, so they wouldn't have this time.

24 sats \ 7 replies \ @Aardvark 18 Feb

I imagine some people had to have taken the deal thst wouldn't have left otherwise.... but yea, it sounds less impactful than I had imagined

42 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb

Probably some, but my guess is that it will mostly have been people who were eligible for retirement (or soon to be).

37 sats \ 5 replies \ @Aardvark 18 Feb

It's only been a month, let's just hope they stay aggressive with the cuts.

42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb

I'm sure this won't be the last attempt at dislodging bureaucrats. It was just the opening salvo.

32 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark 18 Feb

It's going to be an absolute slog. They're fighting tooth and nail at every corner. Of course the media has their tiny little rage boners at full mast.

41 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 OP 18 Feb

110% right now they have gone after all the jobs that either A dont fall under the unions or B do not have recourse that the established people have.

This first salvo is significant because of what it has accomplished in cutting out the easy to backfill positions but it will be much harder to eliminate more without the help of Congress. We are going to run into issues there because well if politicians vote to cut the jobs of the people they represent those people are not going to vote for them in 2026.

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