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Federal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans

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Black American workers made up just under 20% of the federal workforce in 2021 , according to a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office .

Other groups with relatively high representation in federal workforce include Native Americans and people with disabilities.

The full impact of the jobs cuts is to be determined, but there's a chance that they could impact certain minority groups.

The exact extent of the job cuts among federal workers is unclear.

Several legal challenges have already been filed against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency .

The government has also done some backtracking, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-hiring some of medical device division staff.