[lstac] NYT article about federal staffing levels

[Reish, Karren (MDE)]

Thanks Lyndsay.

Karren Reish
Library Grants Coordinator
Library of Michigan
517-241-0021 / www.mi.gov/lsta<http://www.mi.gov/lsta>

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Not sure who has seen it but there was an article with the changes in number of employees in various federal agencies.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/09/upshot/trump-workforce-cuts-table.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.Y-Uo.a9yrh4xIr_wE

As of November 2025, IMLS reports 40 employees. This is a 59% change from 98 employees in November 2024.

There is a full listing and you can see how they compare with other agencies. IMLS made the 'selected offices with steeps cuts' chart.


Lyndsay Forbes

Project Manager and Grants Specialist

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Office: 617-725-1860 ext. 252

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