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Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE’s push to cut

A portrait of President Donald Trump hangs on the Labor Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 25, 2025. The agency is bringing back some workers who took the government

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.

(Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)