Recently the Treasury Department has announced that they are going to layoff a substantial amount of their workforce. According to the court document, this is a part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s ongoing moves to cut federal employee rolls. Currently, the treasury has more than 100,000 employees. Trevor Norris, the department’s deputy assistant secretary in Human Resources, said that DOGE’s plans will be tailored to every bureau, and will require substantial reductions in force. Three judges have already issued restraining orders to put temporary halts on DOGE’s efforts, and the case gets more complex with the state of Maryland’s refusal to comply with the layoffs. A statement made by a treasury spokesperson made it seem like any decisions about the situation are not final which may mean that they are still considering different measures to reach efficiency. I think it will be interesting to see how these major layoffs will affect our economic future, and if the results they are looking for will actually end up happening.
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Treasury Department is set to lay off a ‘substantial’ number of employees, officials says
3 comments:
If the treasury did make significant layoffs, I wonder what would be the short-term effects. Firstly, a lot of people are left looking for work. but others could be the effects of decision-making processes.
It said Maryland refused DOGES efforts, I wonder how much say the states governments have in this scenario, because is it not a normal situation. I want to see if they government will try and take action against states that refuse this mass layoff.
The Treasury Department's layoffs are a big step, and it'll be interesting to see how the legal issues and job cuts unfold. If they want to be more efficient, it'll be important to see if these changes actually help or cause more problems.
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