Musks Erbe-US government loses 150,000 specialists

Musks Erbe

US government loses 150,000 specialists in one fell swoop

Donald Trump relies on bureaucracy mining. More than 150,000 government employees say goodbye on Tuesday. Your departure has serious consequences.

Elon Musk is no longer the head of the Depe – Department of Government Efficiency. But his massive reduction in bureaucracy in the US administration shows consequences. More than 150,000 federal employees give up their jobs this week after they have accepted severance payments. It is the largest exodus of state employees within a year in almost 80 years.

While the government of President Donald Trump pursues its goal of streamlining and reducing the administration, unions and administrative experts warn of the loss of institutional expertise and people with central skills, a so -called Brain drain.

The severance payments are a central element of President Trump’s policy to reduce the federal administration. Trump and his former consultant, the Tech billionaire Elon Musk, had argued that the civil servant was too great, inefficient and corrupt.

With a combination of severance payments, layoffs and other incentives, the Trump government is expected to reduce around 300,000 jobs by the end of the year, which corresponds to a decrease of 12.5 percent. According to the government’s Personnel Office (OPM), severance payments should bring annual savings of an estimated $ 28 billion.

Around 1200 employees go to the research service of the Ministry of Agriculture (USDA), which corresponds to 17 percent of the staff. Among them was a scientist who specialized in the quick detection of mushroom poisons in grain silos. Without its expertise, this work on food safety could not be continued, said a union representative. The US government still insisted on its procedure. The program is “an incredible relief for the American taxpayer,” said a spokeswoman.

Others see it more critically: “It takes years to develop deep knowledge and expertise to lead the government programs for which these people are responsible. Now a large part of this knowledge goes out to the door,” said Don Moynihan, Professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. The loss of specialist knowledge makes it difficult for many authorities to carry out their work and serve the American public, as can be seen from interviews with current and former federal employees.