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'Here are all the federal agencies where workers are being fired'

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'In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies have had their
roles eliminated.

The mass culling stems in large part from efforts by Elon Musk and the
newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, which has sought to
dismantle large swaths of the federal government.

Many of those fired have been classified as probationary employees, a
status unrelated to job performance. While probationary employees can be
recent hires -- typically having served in their roles for under one or
two years -- the status can also apply to long-serving government
employees who've changed roles or agencies.

In addition to those who've been fired, 75,000 federal workers have
accepted buyouts.

Here are the agencies where workers are facing termination:

Department of Education
Dozens of "probationary employees" were let go from the Department of
Education on Feb. 12, according to two sources familiar with the
firings.

Dismantling the Department of Education was one of Trump's key campaign promises. He has slammed the department as a "con job" that should be
"closed immediately," and has directed Musk to investigate the agency.

The Department of Education is the smallest cabinet-level agency with
4,400 employees. Another 1,400 employees work in the agency's office of
Federal Student Aid.

MORE: Teachers fear shuttering Department of Education will diminish
vital programs
Department of Homeland Security
More than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security have had
their positions eliminated, officials said. About half of the cuts were
in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which saw over 200 dismissed.

The firings at FEMA came after Musk slammed federal spending on what he misleadingly called "luxury hotels" for undocumented immigrants.

In addition to the cuts at FEMA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) lost 130 staffers, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and DHS Science and Technology had smaller degrees
of cuts.

Additionally, 12 Coast Guard members who work on diversity, equity and inclusion were affected by the reduction in force, with an offer to
support border security efforts at the southwestern border.


The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in
Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2025.
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
MORE: DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce
Department of Energy
Roughly 2,000 people have been fired from the Department of Energy,
including at the National Nuclear Security Administration.

One of the terminated employees, Krzan Matta, told ABC News the firings
were conducted in a "haphazard" and "arbitrary" manner.

"There's no consideration for the mission. There's no consideration for
whether or not this position is critical," he said.

MORE: Fired federal workers decry 'arbitrary,' 'haphazard' terminations
United States Agency for International Development
As part of Trump and Musk's stated objective of shuttering the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), more than 10,000
staffers have been placed on leave, multiple sources told ABC News.

Roughly 600 USAID workers remain in their roles.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has also been targeted
by Trump and Musk, who have said they plan to gut the 1,700-employee
consumer watchdog agency.

On Feb. 14, government lawyers representing the agency's acting director reached an agreement to temporarily hold off on firing CFPB workers
while a lawsuit challenging the dismantling of the agency makes its way
through court.

MORE: Humanitarians warn of dire consequences if US foreign aid ends
Department of Veterans Affairs
More than 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been
dismissed from their roles, the agency said on Feb. 13.

In a statement, the department said the cuts were part of the
"government-wide Trump Administration effort to make agencies more
efficient, effective and responsive to the American People."


The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seen in Washington, March 18,
2012.
Gary Cameron/Reuters, FILE
Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also faced significant cuts -- including to the U.S. Forest Service, which manages wildfire response
and prevention.

Among those who lost their jobs was Carly Arata, who told ABC News she
had been a probationary employee at the Natural Resources Conservation
Service since September, but worked as a contractor in the role for a
year before that.

Arata developed conservation plans for farmers in Georgia and helped
them get federal funding.

"These poor farmers. … It's like I abandoned them, and that's not the
case at all," Arata said. "They were amazing and cared so much about
their land, and I wanted to help them preserve that."

MORE: USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public
websites
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fired 388 probationary
employees, the agency confirmed on Feb. 20.

Another 171 staffers are now on administrative leave from the EPA teams responsible for diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental
justice.

Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services has also lost thousands of employees, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the Associated Press.

About 700 workers were fired from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), multiple sources told ABC News.

At least 16 of the CDC cuts were to members of the World Trade Center
Health Program, which critics said could put the health of 9/11 first responders at risk.

MORE: RFK Jr. tells staff he will 'investigate' childhood vaccine
schedule, anti-depression drugs
Department of the Interior
About 2,300 people have been fired from the Department of the Interior, according to Reuters.

Approximately 800 of those terminations were reportedly from the Bureau
of Land Management.

Another 1,000 workers were fired from the National Park Service,
according to the National Parks Conservation Association.


The US Department of Energy headquarters is seen behind the sign marking
the location of the building on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, DC.
J. David Ake/Getty Images, FILE
Office of Personnel Management
The Office of Personnel Management -- which serves as the federal
government's HR agency, and has been overseeing the mass reductions
process -- has also faced cuts of its own staff.

About 200 probationary employees were told they were being fired in a prerecorded message that instructed them to "gather your personal
belongings and exit the premises," according to an audio recording of
the call obtained by ABC News.

General Services Administration
The General Services Administration has also had its staff reduced, with Reuters reporting more than 100 people were laid off.

Small Business Administration
About 720 employees at the Small Business Administration have lost their
jobs, Politico reported, reducing its headcount by about 20%.

Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service began laying off more than 6,000 new and newly-promoted employees across the country on Feb. 20, sources familiar
with the planning told ABC News.

These layoffs, impacting roughly 6-7% of the agency's 100,000-person
workforce, began midday on Feb. 20 primarily outside the DC area, with thousands of employees facing layoffs at offices in Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee, New York and other states, sources
told ABC News.

Department of Defense
The Pentagon announced on Feb. 21 that it will "release" some 5,400
civilian probationary workers beginning the following week and freeze
hiring in the first wave of what could amount to more than 70,000 fired.

"We expect approximately 5,400 probationary workers will be released
beginning next week as part of this initial effort, after which we will implement a hiring freeze while we conduct a further analysis of our
personnel needs, complying as always with all applicable laws," Darin
Selnick, acting secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said
in a statement on Feb. 21.

The statement said 5-8% of the Department of Defense's civilian
workforce will be cut in total, which would amount to 43,900 to 70,240 individuals removed. This upper bound is higher than the total number of
the department's probationary employees, which is roughly 55,000
worldwide, implying the cuts could reach deeper than the probationary workforce'

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