Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, has sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding information on how many veterans and their spouses have been fired under the Trump Administration’s mass terminations of federal employees.
“Veterans and their families have sacrificed for this country, and they deserve respect—not mass firings driven by political agendas,” said Attorney General Mayes. “If the Trump Administration is purging veterans and their spouses from the federal workforce, the public has a right to know. My office will do everything in its power to hold this administration accountable under the law.”The FOIA requests seek documents and data identifying how many veterans and their spouses have been terminated since January 20, 2025, as part of the administration’s sweeping workforce cuts. Specifically, the attorneys general are requesting:
- The number of terminated federal employees entitled to veterans’ preference in employment.
- Data on terminations of federal employees who are veterans or spouses of veterans.
- Any correspondence related to the impact of these terminations, particularly in relation to the implementation of Executive Orders 14210 and 14217, which direct large-scale workforce reductions.
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