Interior Dept To Fire Thousands, Park Service Targeted

Government Executive reports:

The Interior Department is finalizing reduction-in-force plans expected to target thousands of employees, including 1,500 at the National Park Service, with notices going out to employees within 10 days.

The anticipated layoffs follow the departure of thousands of Interior employees leaving the department under various incentives. Interior earlier in May initiated a consolidation of several functions currently conducted by each bureau individually by rolling them up into the department’s headquarters, where they will report directly to Secretary Doug Burgum.

NPS is expected to issue around 1,500 RIFs, while the U.S. Geological Survey will lay off around 1,000 employees—focused on its Ecosystems Mission Area. Other components, such as the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service, are also expected to experience layoffs.

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SCOOP with @AlmsNatalie: Interior Dept laying off thousands imminently.

National Parks will be hit hard, with HQ, regional staff and local scientists bearing the brunt of cuts. Concerns over impacts for busy season.

Layoffs follow severe voluntary, incentivized reductions

— Eric Katz (@EricM_Katz) May 7, 2025