Federal Job Cuts Hit Washington DC Hard With 22000 Positions Lost in 2025

Listeners, welcome to your Weekly Gov Efficiency Update: Is DC still pumping out your tax money? As the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, drives massive federal workforce cuts, new Office of Personnel Management data reveals Washington, D.C., lost over 22,000 federal jobs in 2025 alone, slashing $3.66 billion in annual pay, according to WTOP reporting on D.C.'s latest analysis. That's one-fourth of the city's jobs gone, hitting income and sales taxes hard, as D.C. Deputy Chief Financial Officer Fitzroy Lee notes the ripple effects on local spending. DOGE's push continues full throttle. A White House official told Government Executive that shedding federal workers remains priority number one, after already cutting over 300,000 positions, making the civil service leaner and more effective. OPM's proposed rule, per Federal Register details, streamlines Reduction in Force procedures to prioritize performance over tenure, with comments closing May 4—though the Partnership for Public Service warns in their March 12 letter it risks politicizing due process. Recent moves show efficiency in action: Trump signed an executive order on March 6 combating cybercrime, per Bloomberg Government, while GSA steps up as a Quality Service Management Office for acquisition, Federal News Network reports from March 5. Yet critics question spending, like GSA's role in migrant detention spaces, as grilled in a recent hearing by Government Executive. D.C. braced for 40,000 more job losses by 2029, and with most cuts from quits, retirements, and RIFs—over half under 50 and 85% college-educated—the city's on track. GAO urges DOE to fix nuclear waste cost overruns, highlighting persistent waste risks. Efficiency is winning, but is DC adapting or just leaking tax dollars? Stay vigilant. Thanks for tuning in, listeners—subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.