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US hires 50,000 federal workers under Trump, boosting immigration roles
About 50,000 federal hires since Trump took office focus on national security and immigration, mainly at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, amid 154,000 buyouts, officials said.
- The U.S. government has hired 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, with most new staff in national security roles at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- The administration says the changes are part of a campaign to recast government while planning to shed about 300,000 workers this year from the 2.4 million federal civilian workforce.
- About 154,000 employees accepted buyouts, and former federal employees and unions said buyouts affected weather forecasting, food safety, health programs and space projects earlier this year.
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The US government has hired 50,000 new employees since Donald Trump took office in January, according to the federal government's human resources director, Scott Kupor. These are mainly new employees...
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