Federal offices closing across Oklahoma under Trump cost-cutting plan

Federal offices closing across Oklahoma under Trump cost-cutting plan

Nearly a dozen locations of federal offices in Oklahoma have fallen under the sights of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Video Trump praises Musk as federal agencies brace for more layoffs

The Trump administration has directed all agencies to submit plans for large-scale layoffs and restructuring by March 13.

Trump is closing 3 St. Louis-area federal offices. One was already slated to shutter.

Each of the local leases listed on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" were for offices less than 5,000 square feet of space.

Draining the Swamp: Pres. Trump Formally Instructs All Federal Agencies to Prepare for Large-Scale Bureaucracy Cuts by March 13 | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

President Trump’s directive for sweeping cuts in federal agencies marks a transformative moment aimed at dismantling bureaucratic inefficiencies. The implications for governance and taxpayer accountability are profound and warrant closer examination.

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In a move to widen the federal government’s layoffs, US President Donald Trump yesterday (Wednesday) directed federal agencies to develop plans to eliminate many jobs and consolidate programs, as part of his plans to reduce government spending. Trump said, during the first official cabinet meeting since the start of his second term yesterday, “We are in the process of reducing the size of the government, and we have to do it, because we have a l…