U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon delivers remarks at Road to GES Heartland in Overton Park, Kansas on March 19, 2019. [GES 2019 photo/ Public Domain]
Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Newsmax on Tuesday night that the planned cuts to about 50% of her agency’s workforce began earlier the day with email notices sent to affected employees.
Before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the department said it had 4,133 employees and it will have 2,138 after the cuts. Included in the workforce reduction are nearly 600 employees who accepted voluntary resignation opportunities and retirement over the past seven weeks.
“We wanted to make sure that everybody got [their notice] before they left [for the day],” McMahon told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “But [we met with] their department heads and everyone … this afternoon, both career folks and political folks, to fully discuss [it] with them.
“I’ve done restructuring in the private sector. And [it was done] as humanitarian as you want to make it for those folks who are leaving. It’s always difficult.”
The department said affected employees will be placed on administrative leave March 21 and will receive full pay and benefits until June 9. McMahon said their severance packages include one week of pay for every year of employment up to 10 years and two weeks for each of the next five years.
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