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The U.S. Department of Education late Tuesday announced a massive reduction in force, with plans to slash nearly half of its workforce, impacting all divisions within the federal agency — some “requiring significant reorganization,” according to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
The cuts, along with previously accepted employee “buyouts,” will drop the department’s employee count from 4,133 when President Donald Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20 to approximately 2,183 — affecting over 1,900 employees.
