**Drastic Changes Loom for Federal Employees Under Trump Administration**

Federal employees may soon face significant job cuts as President-elect Donald Trump establishes a new strategy to streamline the government workforce. Inside sources reveal that Trump has created a "Department of Government Efficiency" to be led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy.

Their ambitious goal is to slash $2 trillion from federal expenses marred by waste and inefficiency. This initiative targets a multitude of government jobs that have traditionally been safeguarded by civil service regulations. Trump initially pinpointed this plan during his previous term when he signed an executive order allowing mass terminations to bypass individual job protections under civil service rules.

One of the methods being explored involves offering severance packages to encourage voluntary departures. Although such practices are commonplace in the private sector—where Elon Musk successfully cut 80% of Twitter’s workforce without major complications—it’s unprecedented in public service. The Trump administration aims to use these severance agreements to soften the blow of forthcoming layoffs.

Trump’s team asserts the sweeping changes are essential to dismantle what he derisively calls the "deep state." This term refers to the entrenched layer of bureaucrats across federal agencies, many of whom Trump believes hoarded power without alignment to White House directives.

Both Musk and Ramaswamy bring a history of cost-cutting credentials. They argue that the federal government’s current operational waste exceeds anything found in the corporate world. Their experience and resolve suggest they are the right pairing for a task of this magnitude.

The impending reductions in the federal workforce are expected to be met with resistance. However, Trump’s advisors are convinced that the short-term upheavals will yield long-term fiscal health for the federal government.