President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to cut 65% of workers—the latest agency set to trim staff as part of the mass layoff effort being spearheaded by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.

The event came as people in his state were hit with pink slips as DOGE, run by world’s richest man Elon Musk, has been slashing government jobs across the country. The effort Musk is leading diverges from what was initially outlined by Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign.

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A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of

Two sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the OPM is preparing for a second wave of mass federal layoffs.

Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ’s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government.

Elon Musk grabbed center stage at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s second term — despite not heading an actual Cabinet department — saying “America will go bankrupt” without his budget-slashing efforts.

At the first meeting of Trump's cabinet, Musk said he aims to cut the $6.7 trillion budget by $1 trillion this year, an ambitious target that could entail significant disruption of government programs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Alexandra Alper and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more large-scale layoffs of workers,