"Over 19,500 technology, data and telecommunications employees left their jobs with the federal government last year after President Donald Trump took office and began a crusade to shrink the government's workforce, according to newly released government data. Now, it appears that the administration is trying to make up for the losses. All six departments and agencies with the biggest losses of IT management employees - the departments of Defense, Treasury, Agriculture,"
"In total, 352,285 federal employees left their posts between Jan. 20 and Dec. 31, 2025, according to data released by the Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday. Among the government's IT management, computer science, computer engineering, data science and telecommunications jobs, 19,519 employees left the government between Jan. 20 and Dec. 31, 2025, representing about 5.5% of all those that departed last year. With limited hiring, the net loss of tech employees was 17,228."
"Asked by Nextgov/FCW during a January interview if it was a mistake for so many tech employees to leave the government, Barbaccia said, "there was quite a bit of disruption, obviously." "Disruption is not intrinsically a bad thing," he said. "It remains to be seen. We haven't seen major system disruptions across the board." The loss of technology employees has stalled the overhaul of a key public health system that tracks diseases like tuberculosis, slowed the modernization of key tax systems at the IRS"
Over 19,500 technology, data and telecommunications employees left federal government jobs between Jan. 20 and Dec. 31, 2025. Total federal separations during that period were 352,285. Among IT management, computer science, computer engineering, data science and telecommunications roles, 19,519 employees departed, yielding a net tech loss of 17,228 with limited hiring. The departments with the largest IT management losses — Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security and the General Services Administration — currently have IT positions posted on USAJobs. The administration launched a U.S. Tech Force to hire 1,000 early-career technologists and the CIO encouraged broad tech applicants. The departures have stalled a public health system overhaul and slowed IRS tax modernization.
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