US President Donald Trump has ordered layoffs among federal workers who are funded by non-taxpayer sources, including the FDA and CFPB. The cuts affect staff at these agencies, which are not funded by taxpayer dollars.
The move has raised questions about the impact on the federal budget and what savings can be expected from the reductions. With non-taxpayer funding already being a relatively small portion of overall spending, it remains to be seen how much of an effect these layoffs will have on the bottom line.
Marisa Taylor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for Reuters, has been covering this story and is available for further questions.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-is-firing-federal-workers-who-are-not-funded-by-taxpayers-2025-02-21