OPM says cuts to federal workforce surpassed 2025 goals

OPM says cuts to federal workforce surpassed 2025 goals

Approximately 317,000 federal employees left the government this year, while 68,000 joined, according to a recent blog post from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor.  The volume of separations is beyond Kupor’s previously shared targets for workforce reduction. In August, Kupor told WTOP News that he expected the government to shed 300,000 employees by the end of 2025 — down to a total of 2.1 million employees. Kupor’s post didn’…

OPM says cuts to federal workforce surpassed 2025 goals

Approximately 317,000 federal employees left the government this year, while 68,000 joined, according to a recent blog post from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. The volume of separations is beyond Kupor’s previously shared targets for workforce reduction. In August, Kupor told…