President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to eliminate approximately 300,000 government jobs this year, a move that is set to significantly reduce the federal workforce. This information was provided by Scott Cooper, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The planned reduction represents a cut of about 12.5% in the federal workforce since January. Cooper indicated that 80% of the departures will be voluntary, while 20% will be the result of dismissals. This figure is nearly double the 154,000 employees reported by Reuters last month who took voluntary retirement packages.
