skip to contentAdvertisementThe staff changes are part of Trump's campaign to reshape the government while sharply cutting other federal jobs.By: Reuters Washington,November 14, 2025 10:18 AM IST First published on: Nov 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookTrump's administration dismissed employees charged with enforcing civil rights laws, collecting tax revenue and overseeing clean energy projects. (AP Photo)The US government has hired 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, his top personnel official said, with the new staff largely in national security positions reflecting the administration’s policy focus.The bulk of the new hires, reported first by Reuters, work at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said Scott Kupor, the federal government’s human resources director, in an interview on Thursday night.AdvertisementThe staff changes are part of Trump’s campaign to reshape the government while sharply cutting other federal jobs.The administration brought on the new employees while freezing hiring and laying off workers in other parts of the government, such as the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Health and Human Services.The administration expects to shed about 300,000 workers this year, Kupor said in August.Trump appointed billionaire Elon Musk in January to launch a project to downsize the 2.4 million-strong federal civilian workforce. Musk, with Trump’s backing, said the federal workforce had become too big and too inefficient.Most Read1UK suspends some intel sharing with US over boat strike concerns as France says US military operations in Caribbean violate international law2‘World does not understand how dumb he really is’: What Jeffrey Epstein said about Donald Trump in an email exchange3US to tighten visa oversight, Kristi Noem says only ‘right people’ should get in4Bangladesh braces for disruption as Awami League calls for ‘lockdown’ to protest trial against Sheikh Hasina5World Kindness Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance, and more details6‘America first and America only’: Marjorie Taylor Greene hits out at Donald Trump over H-1B visa, international students commentsTrump’s administration dismissed employees charged with enforcing civil rights laws, collecting tax revenue and overseeing clean energy projects.As part of the downsizing, about 154,000 employees accepted a buyout offer from the Trump administration. The buyouts impacted a wide range of government activities, including weather forecasting, food safety, health programs and space projects, according to former federal employees and unions who spoke to Reuters earlier this year.AdvertisementTop story1UK suspends some intel sharing with US over boat strike concerns as France says US military operations in Caribbean violate international law2‘World does not understand how dumb he really is’: What Jeffrey Epstein said about Donald Trump in an email exchange3US to tighten visa oversight, Kristi Noem says only ‘right people’ should get in4Bangladesh braces for disruption as Awami League calls for ‘lockdown’ to protest trial against Sheikh Hasina5World Kindness Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance, and more detailsAdvertisementLoading Taboola...