US Chips Act Office Loses Two-Fifths of Staff to Trump Purge
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The US government office responsible for a marquee $52 billion chip subsidy program will lose about two-fifths of its staff as President Donald Trump slashes the federal workforce, according to people familiar with the matter.
The reduction includes around 20 employees who accepted a voluntary deferred resignation and left the Chips Program Office last week, the people said. There also are about 40 who are considered probationary and will be terminated Monday, according to one of the people. Probationary employees are those who started their jobs, including promotions, in the past one to two years.