India, Feb. 4 -- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the latest federal agency facing a major slash under Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Brian Bjelde, a senior DOGE official, has instructed OPM leadership will see a 30 per cent staff cut, with the final reduction reaching up to 70 per cent, per CNN.

"People around OPM look like they have seen a ghost. People are shocked," a source told Federal News Network.

Officials have also directed OPM, which currently employs approximately 3,000 individuals, to halt work on any projects that are not legally mandated.

DOGE continues sending emails to government personnel to provide them with a deferred resignation pathway. Under this plan, employees keep their fe...