Federal Workers Describe DOGE's Impact: 300,000 Fewer Employees Expected by End of 2025
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WIRED interviewed over 200 federal workers across dozens of agencies to document the impact of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, on the U.S. civil service. The OPM director estimated the government would end 2025 with roughly 300,000 fewer employees — about one in eight workers — with most resignations attributed to DOGE's incentive programs. The article provides a ground-level view of how DOGE's actions affected federal employees and agency operations.
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Most resignations were attributable to the incentives DOGE had offered the federal workforce to resign their positions.
The total figure amounted to one in eight workers.
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
