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A Year After Trump’s DOGE Cuts, Workers Whose Lives Were Upended Question What Was Saved
DOGE claimed $215 billion savings after cutting over 260,000 federal jobs, but legal battles and rehiring complicate the actual impact on government efficiency.
- On this one-year anniversary, former United States Institute of Peace workers remain in legal limbo following the March 28, 2025, mass firing by Department of Government Efficiency staffers that upended their careers.
- President Donald Trump tasked then-adviser Elon Musk with eliminating federal waste, triggering rapid job cuts so sweeping that Cabinet secretaries later rehired about 25,000 employees deemed essential after wrongful termination.
- While federal agencies reported saving about $215 billion, Brookings Institution fellow Elaine Kamarck found the chaotic approach necessitated rehiring dismissed workers, estimating actual savings between $100 billion and $200 billion.
- More than a dozen lawsuits currently challenge DOGE actions across grant cancellations, mass firings, and program closures, while former operations manager Thea Price said the experience was "complete destruction."
- In an interview with conservative influencer Katie Miller, Musk admitted his efforts were only "somewhat successful" last December and said he would not repeat the aggressive efficiency campaign.
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A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended ask what was saved
A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved.
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A year after Trump's DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved
A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved.
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The Trump administration has devastated the government workforce and the legal protections that guard it. Shortly after entering office, the administration voided collective bargaining agreements made in the waning days of the Biden administration and empowered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to engage in large-scale force reductions. In July, the administration recategorized thousands of federal […]
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