Federal Understaffing Spotlight

Updated April 7, 2025

The Revolving Door Project is analyzing the state of understaffing across the executive branch (a trend kept up by both Democratic and Republican administrations) and assessing what the drastic cuts the Trump administration is enacting would mean for everyday Americans.

Read our series here: 

• Internal Revenue Service
• Department of Interior
• Housing and Urban Development
• Federal Trade Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Social Security Administration