U.S. Interior Department cuts 2,300 jobs amid government downsizing - Reuters
Investing.com -- The U.S. Interior Department has laid off approximately 2,300 employees as part of the Trump administration's extensive government job cuts, as reported by Reuters on Friday.
The Interior Department is responsible for managing roughly 500 million acres of U.S. public lands, inclusive of national parks. It also oversees the country's onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing programs, which account for about a quarter of U.S. oil production.
The job cuts include roughly 800 people from the Bureau of Land Management. This bureau is tasked with managing millions of acres owned by the federal government for a variety of uses, such as oil and gas development, timber harvesting, cultural preservation, and recreational activities.
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