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NTEU president tells Oversight Democrats that workforce cuts and OPM backlog are crippling federal services
Summary
Doreen Greenwald, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, testified that recent workforce actions tied to the Department of Government Efficiency have forced out hundreds of thousands of federal workers, left IRS customer service and CBP understaffed, and created a nearly 50,000-case retirement backlog at OPM. She urged Congress to restore bargaining rights and pass pay and workforce reforms.
Doreen Greenwald, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, told Oversight Committee Democrats that recent workforce actions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and related administration policies have damaged federal operations and harmed employees.
"This administration has subjected these dedicated public servants to relentless, baseless attacks," Greenwald said, adding that DOGE "was run by individuals with 0 federal workforce experience who treated our government like a tech startup" and "launched a campaign of chaos and destruction." She said the office did not consult federal employees or their unions.
Greenwald cited several concrete impacts she attributes to those policies. "In just 1 year, a reported 317,000 federal workers…
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