The Trump administration disclosed to a federal court specific offices targeted for widespread layoffs earlier in 2025, as revealed in a filing prompted by Judge Susan Illston’s order in the U.S. Court for the Northern District of California. The filing detailed requests sent to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in March and April to adjust “competitive areas” for expedited reductions in force (RIFs), with OPM approving most within days. While some plans, like those at the Agriculture Department, shifted to relocations instead of layoffs, others, including Health and Human Services (HHS) and State Department, proceeded with partial RIFs. The disclosed list, covering 17 agencies, may undercount or overcount affected offices, as plans were described as fluid. An earlier injunction by Judge Illston halting RIFs was overturned by the Supreme Court, and she now reviews plans agency-by-agency. An appeals court blocked further disclosure of reorganization plans.
Affected Agencies and Offices:
- Agriculture Department: Targeted offices include Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area (Business Center Customer Experience Division), Food Nutrition and Consumer Service (Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion), Food Safety and Inspection Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, Forest Service (Pacific Southwest Research Station, Headquarters, Region 9), Natural Resources Conservation Service (Climate Division, Gulf Coast Restoration Office, Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovation), and various offices (Contracting and Procurement, Employee Experience, Executive Secretariat, Homeland Security, Human Resources, Operations, Partnerships, Property and Environmental Management, Safety, Small Business Utilization).
- Commerce Department: Agency-wide.
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Agency-wide (listed twice).
- General Services Administration: Federal Acquisition Service, Office of the Administrator (three times), Travel/Relocation/Transportation, Public Buildings Service, Technology Transformation Services (twice).
- Health and Human Services: Agency-wide (twice), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Secretary.
- Housing and Urban Development: Offices of Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Information Officer, Departmental Employment and Equal Opportunity, Departmental Management, General Counsel, Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes, Public and Indian Housing.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services: Agency-wide.
- Interior Department: Bureau of Land Management National Training Center, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Communications Offices, National Park Service’s Commemoration and Community Engagement.
- Labor Department: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
- National Archives and Records Administration: Agency-wide.
- National Endowment for the Humanities: Agency-wide.
- State Department: Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub.
- Transportation Department: Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Maritime Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of the Secretary, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration.
- Treasury Department: Agency-wide, Disclosure, Government Liaison, IRS (Communications and Liaison, Independent Office of Appeals, Privacy, Taxpayer Advocate Service).
- U.S. African Development Foundation: Finance and Administration Division, Information Technology Unit, Office of Internal Audits, Office of the President, Program Division, Program Region Branch 1.
- U.S. Agency for Global Media: Agency-wide (twice).
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Agency-wide.
This reflects a broad effort to reduce federal workforce size, with some agencies mitigating impacts through resignations or relocations.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/07/court-filing-reveals-which-offices-17-agencies-trump-administration-had-slated-layoffs/406966/
