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Title: Federal Workforce Reductions Will Damage Long-Term Prospects for Children's Health, Education. Issue Brief
Language: English
Authors: First Focus on Children
Source: First Focus on Children. 2025.
Availability: First Focus on Children.1400 Eye Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-657-0670; Fax: 202-657-0671; Web site: https://firstfocus.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Presidents, Federal Government, Job Layoff, Public Agencies, Educational Change, Well Being, Child Health, Public Policy, Child Safety
Abstract: The Trump Administration's latest Reductions in Force (RIFs) across key federal agencies could inflict lasting damage on critical programs and services that support the well-being of children. This brief describes how RIFs have severely impacted agencies, especially the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and provides more information on which programs in each department are among those whose reductions in force will have the greatest impact on the nation's children. Many of the programs are the same ones targeted for elimination in the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal, suggesting that Administration may be using the RIFs to implement the proposed budget objectives without going through Congress, which holds the power to fund federal programs.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED679122
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