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- U.S. President Donald Trump has overseen about 50,000 federal hires since taking office, most in national security, according to Scott Kupor.
- Most new hires are at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- The surge runs alongside a hiring freeze elsewhere and a 2025 reduction of about 300,000 workers.
- Elon Musk is to lead efforts to downsize the 2.4 million civilian workforce.
- About 154,000 employees accepted buyouts across government.
