The amount of separations is beyond Kupor’s previously shared target of reducing the federal workforce by 300,000 this year.

OPM said reducing allocations for senior-level staffing may be especially important, considering the Trump administration's broader federal workforce cuts.

The Department of Government Efficiency has reportedly ceased to exist as an “entity,” months ahead of its planned 2026 termination. President Donald Trump’s effort to cut government […] ...

The president has sought to dramatically downsize and reshape the federal workforce to align with his policy agenda.