Treasury Department officials said Tuesday they are planning to lay off a “substantial number” of employees as outlined by President Trump’s February executive order which aims to implement the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) suggestions about how to shave down the size of the federal workforce.
“These plans will be tailored for each bureau, and in many cases will require separations of substantial numbers of employees through reductions in force (RIFs). Because RIFs are seniority-based, a RIF in any particular competitive area will disproportionately affect reinstated probationary employees,” Trevor Norris, Chief Human Capital Officer for the Treasury, wrote in a Tuesday filing.
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He was required to submit a declaration of compliance to acknowledge the Merit Systems Protection Board’s temporary order requiring the agency to reinstate approximately 6,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture probationary workers that were terminated.
Despite their scheduled return, Norris said individuals would likely be targeted during the next round of government layoffs due to their lack of seniority.
“In some case, bureaus may determine that the likelihood of certain reinstated probationary employees being separated is sufficiently high that restoring them to full duties in advance of the planned RIF would be unduly disruptive to both the employees and the bureau,” he wrote in court documents.
The Treasury Department did not immediately respond to The Hill’s requests for comment.
The agency has not publicly specified the proposed number of employees that should be dismissed, however, the Treasury Department does preside over 100,000 employees across the Internal Revenue Service, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, US Mint and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to Bloomberg.
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A wide range of federal agency heads at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have shared their intent to fire staffers while others have signaled potential efforts towards full closure in an effort to comply with President Trump’s executive order.
“Agency Heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), consistent with applicable law, and to separate from Federal service temporary employees and reemployed annuitants working in areas that will likely be subject to the RIFs,” Trump wrote in the mandate.
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“All offices that perform functions not mandated by statute or other law shall be prioritized in the RIFs, including all agency diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; all agency initiatives, components, or operations that my Administration suspends or closes; and all components and employees performing functions not mandated by statute or other law who are not typically designated as essential during a lapse in appropriations as provided in the Agency Contingency Plans on the Office of Management and Budget website.”
