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July 15, 2025OPM data shows federal exodus undermines Schedule F implementation
Buyouts, retirements undercut Trump’s plan to slash federal workforce
OPM adviser Noah Peters said agencies canceled layoffs after 260,000 buyouts/resignations. (reuters.com)
VA reduced its planned cuts from 80,000 to 30,000 after mass staff exodus. (reuters.com)
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency aimed to overhaul 2.3 million-strong workforce.
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OPM Schedule F rule removes civil service protections from thousands of federal employees, allowing at-will termination
Schedule Policy/Career takes effect March 8, making policy-role employees fireable at will
December 2025: 50,000 jobs added in worst year since 2020
Federal layoffs and weak hiring push 2025 to worst performance since pandemic
Senate bill reverses Trump's 4,000 federal layoffs, bars new firings through January
Senate reverses 4,000 layoffs after federal judge blocks administration's arbitrary firings during shutdown
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