Interior Department employees are preparing for notices of layoffs as soon as next week, as the Trump administration appears to ready further cuts at bureaus and agencies that have already seen hundreds of employees voluntarily leave their posts. Interior indicated in mid-April that it would pursue staff reductions — continuing efforts initiated by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to slash executive branch agencies — when it issued staffers a list of “competitive areas” that could be subject to cuts. … Interior declined to detail how many of its employees — which numbered more than 69,000 individuals in September 2024 — have already accepted early retirement offers or enrolled in the “deferred resignation program.” But according to individuals with knowledge of reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation, for example, reductions have reached as many as 25 percent of the agency, or 1,400 people.

Other Interior Department news:

• The Hill: Heinrich raises concerns about DOGE-tied official’s (Tyler Hassen) role at Interior Department