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Vought Leads Controversial Federal Workforce Reforms, Sparking Debate
Russ Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, remains at the center of recent federal workforce and budget debates. According to MS Now on December 16, 2025, federal workers expressed deep anxiety over plans from the Office of Personnel Management to reclassify tens of thousands of career civil service jobs as at-will positions, boosting presidential accountability. Vought, a key figure in Project 2025, has been linked to these shifts, with past statements calling bureaucrats villains who need to feel trauma, now reflected in the current mood nearly a year into President Trump's second term.
On December 10, 2025, Vought co-authored a memo with Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor titled Creating Federal Human Resources 2.0, aimed at consolidating core human capital management across government agencies, as listed on the Office of Personnel Management published memos page.
ExecutiveGov reports that on a recent Thursday, Vought issued a seven-page memorandum enforcing unbiased artificial intelligence principles in federal contracts for large language models. Agencies must now verify vendor compliance with truth-seeking and ideological neutrality standards from a July executive order, updating procurement policies by March 11.
Mother Jones detailed Vought's role in slashing USA International Development Agency funding, where Office of Management and Budget controls tightened grants amid austerity pushes led by Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, sparking controversy over humanitarian impacts.
Politico noted on December 16, 2025, that Vought's office favors letting Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, weighing fiscal risks in ongoing White House health care discussions.
These moves highlight Vought's aggressive push to reshape government efficiency and accountability.
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