More Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives

A new government estimate, along with a study by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, provides a long-awaited window into the scale of the departures.

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In a Year of Working Dangerously, Fear of Trump Marks Public Service Awards

The Trump administration’s large cuts to the federal work force turned an annual celebration of federal workers into a reminder of loss.

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What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too

An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.

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