PROJECT 2025 Federal Employee Pay and Benefits

InformedFED Chief
Aug 11, 2024
2 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

Overview of Project 2025

Project 2025 is a comprehensive published “MAGA” initiative developed by several former Trump administration officials. This project is directly linked to the Heritage Foundation and is designed to significantly transform the U.S. federal government if Trump wins the 2024 election. A key aspect includes replacing current federal civil servants, not just political appointees, with individuals who are specifically loyal to former President Donald Trump rather than to the Constitutional Oath, as pledged in the Oath of Office appointment affidavit, which every federal employee swears to uphold. Project 2025 is so controversial, its Director resigned after it was prematurely released.

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)

If enacted, elements of the now notorious Project 2025 will specifically target all facets of federal employee pay and benefits, similar to what MAGA Republicans proposed in March of 2024. The blueprint explicitly discusses federal employee pay and benefit reductions starting at page 74 (through page 79) of the document (read it yourself). Moreover, on page 77, it specifically addresses the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS), stating,

“Although the government pension system has become more like private pension systems, it still remains much more generous, and other means might be considered in the future to move it even closer to private plans.”Project 2025 at page 77.

Ironically, “private plans” largely no longer exist. This is the objective of “MAGA” (or whatever the “Republican party” is today). Instead of raising everyone to a higher standard, it aims to lower everyone’s standard, as clearly demonstrated by their own words in Project 2025.

Project 2025 has been examined by many organizations, including AFSCME, National Public Radio,Communications Workers of America (CWA),American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and many others that you can review yourself. The bottom line is that the only beneficiaries of this plan are those who pledge loyalty directly to Donald Trump or corporations. Even military veterans are targeted. However, Trump never respected military veterans. Consider what he said about John McCain and Gold Star Families.