US EditionJustice Department Loses 4,000 Employees
- The Justice Department eliminated over 4,000 positions including 1,500 at the FBI as part of a restructuring announced last month.
- These cuts follow the Trump administration's 'Fork in the Road' resignation program that incentivized voluntary exits and left 4,500 vacancies.
- FBI director Kash Patel announced relocating staff from Washington, D.C. to field offices to improve investigative capacity nationwide.
- Stacey Young said these changes have caused "an irreparable loss," while Thomas Chittum called the cuts "shortsighted" and warned they "would immediately diminish investigative capacity."
- Despite a 7% DOJ budget cut, the FBI will focus on core missions like border security and violent crime, but Congress must still approve this budget.
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DOJ axes 4,000 jobs, including plans to end 1,500 FBI positions
The Justice Department ended over 4,000 positions as part of a sweeping reorganization, including plans to cut 1,500 personnel from the FBI, according to budget documents reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The agency’s fiscal 2026 budget request, released Monday, confirms that 4,500 of those positions are already vacant following the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” deferred resignation program, which offered employees the chance to e…
Justice Department Loses 4,000 Employees
"The Justice Department lost 4,000 employees in the Trump administration's controversial government downsizing initiative, and critics worry those cuts will impact safety in U.S. communities," CBS News reports."The so-called 'fork in the road' deferred resignation program, which incentivized som
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