Andrea Hsu
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Early this year, the Office of Personnel Management launched a new data tool on its website.
There you can see how many federal workers have come and gone from federal agencies.
According to the latest update, since January 20, 2025, there have been close to 387,000 departures of federal employees and 123,000 additions.
That represents a net loss of about 11.5% of the federal workforce.
The Treasury Department has seen the most separations of any one agency.
The VA, along with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, saw the most hires.
To be clear, this lawsuit is not about the Coca-Cola company.
It's about Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, which bottles and distributes soft drinks throughout the Northeast.
According to the lawsuit, the New Hampshire-based company held a networking event at a casino in Connecticut in 2024 and invited only female employees.
The EEOC says excluding men violates federal law.
In a statement, the company says the EEOC did not conduct a full investigation and expects to be vindicated in court.
Pursuing cases of discrimination against white men has become a focus of the EEOC under President Trump.
The new rule gives President Trump the power to move federal employees in, quote, policy influencing roles into a new category of employees who can be fired for any reason.
The administration says the rule will make it easier for agencies to get rid of poor performers and also those who are intentionally obstructing the president's agenda.
The government previously estimated some 50,000 positions could be moved.
Currently, only 4,000 political appointees can be fired at will.
While agencies can recommend positions to be reclassified, Trump will make the final decision.
Trump's critics say the change will take the country back to a spoil system that existed in the 1800s, one marked by corruption, incompetence and ineffective government.