
The Trump administration has selected Kansas City as its main destination to test federal workforce reduction measures. Through the leadership of Elon Musk in DOGE, the government has made several reduction projects across various organizations in the metropolitan region.
Shea Giagnorio, at age 28, reached her office only to find everything in her workplace had been taken away. The single working mom told how members of her entire workplace unit now handle financial problems.
The large government center with its 30,000 federal employees is predicted to experience a job loss of 6,000 employees as consultants’ estimates. The cuts would harm service businesses across the entire geographic area.
Other impacts include:
- 238 IRS workers accepting early retirement or buyouts
- Revocation of a $130,000 USDA grant for urban farming in a food desert
- Reduced food assistance at local pantries