House-passed reconciliation bill includes more changes to proposed federal benefits cuts ...

Compensation for federal employees comprised about 3% of the 2024 fiscal year federal budget, according to government data. ... They may be let go without any prior notice or severance.

More than 24,000 workers are expected to be reinstated nationwide after the Trump administration, and billionaire Elon Musk, rolled out mass firings as part of a plan to shrink the federal workforce.