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Tag: 2025 U.S. Civil Service Mass Layoffs
Federal Workforce Shock: Legal, Political, and Constitutional Fallout from the 2025 U.S. Civil Service Mass Layoffs
The United States federal government has initiated the most sweeping civil service workforce reduction in modern history. In 2025, a coordinated series of layoffs affected tens of thousands of federal employees across agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Citing budget constraints and agency overreach, the executive branch ordered the restructuring under a controversial interpretation of executive authority over civil employment. The move has triggered immediate legal action, widespread labor unrest, and a bitter ideological divide on Capitol Hill.