The General Services Administration (GSA) is set to halve its budget while monitoring its workforce more closely, a strategy that may extend to other federal agencies as directed by the Trump administration. Sources within GSA, expressing concerns of retaliation, reported potential job cuts affecting around 12,000 employees and numerous office closures. The monitoring of remaining staff includes scrutiny of physical access and digital activities. The initiative aligns with broader federal downsizing strategies led by a team under Elon Musk, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce government size and spending.
The cuts at GSA might be a model for how the Trump administration will approach making cuts at other agencies.
Staffers are refraining from communicating over email or internal messaging systems for fear of monitoring and retaliation.
The specifics of the plans inside GSA, including to halve the costs of programs, contracts, and salaries, were described to NPR by two GSA officials.
Those employees who remain are being warned to expect their actions to be surveilled, from their swipes into government facilities to the keystrokes they type on their computers.
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