Trump Orders To Cut Off More Job Relations In Federal Institutions

US President Donald Trump (photo; @Potus)

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an order for federal agencies to terminate more massive employment ties against workers at federal agencies.

Meanwhile, Trump played an important role for Elon Musk in his first cabinet meeting, where Musk revealed his ambitious target of cutting the budget.

Citing Reuters, a new memo instructs agencies to submit a massive staff reduction plan no later than March 13, targeting federal workers who have been affected by the wave of dismissal and program cuts by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Adapun, memo tersebut tidak menyebutkan jumlah pasti pemberian hubungan kerja baru dimana langkah ini menandai escalasi besar dalam upaya Trump dan Musk untuk mengurangi ukuran pemerintah AS.

So far, layoffs have primarily targeted experimental workers who have shorter tenure and fewer job protections. The next plan will focus on more experienced and more numerous civil servants.

In the cabinet meeting, Trump stated that Lee Zeldin, the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plans to reduce it to 65 percent of its more than 15,000 employees.

Meanwhile, the Department of Home Affairs revealed that several bureaus, such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Indian Bureau of Affairs, have been ordered to prepare for a 40 percent reduction in labor.

About 100,000 of the 2.3 million US federal civil servants have been fired or accepted the offer of resignation.

In addition, Trump has given Musk tremendous support by inviting him to present a budget cuts of up to $1 trillion, although the target is at risk of disrupting government programs.

Musk, wearing a black baseball hat that says 'Make America Great Again' and a shirt that says 'tech support,' confidently reveals the target of cutting the budget.

On the same day, Trump also signed an executive order instructing various agencies to review and terminate all unnecessary contracts, and asked the Public Service Administration (GSA), which manages government properties, to formulate plans to sell unnecessary properties.

Although Trump and Musk are trying to reduce spending, so far they have failed to slow down the pace of state spending.

Reuters' analysis showed that government spending increased 13 percent in the first month of Trump's term compared to last year, largely due to higher debt interest payments and increased health costs and pensions due to an aging population.

Trump once again confirmed his promise not to cut health and pension benefits, covering nearly half of the country's budget.

Trump also pushed Congress to extend its 2017 tax cuts which will expire by the end of this year, which is estimated to add to the state's debt of more than $5 trillion in ten years.

In addition, the Trump administration revealed that the US State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) had canceled nearly 10,000 grants and contracts. Also, plan to stop 1,100 office space rentals by the end of this year.