Interior Department Offers Staff Early Retirement

The move is part of the department’s strategy to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Interior Department Offers Staff Early Retirement
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that it will offer employees new opportunities to retire early, as part of the agency’s strategy to improve efficiency.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the staff-reduction measures are part of a broader strategy to also boost American energy independence and better serve taxpayers.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.