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Morale has plummeted as staff charged with protecting U.S. workers feel their core mission is being undermined.

“This is a way to defund Black people as a whole," retired federal worker Janice Lee said, referring to the layoffs of black government workers.

“Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) co-leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated a number of plans targeting federal workers, including plans to end telework.