The Department of Justice has announced that it plans to cut an additional 1,500 jobs on top of the 4,500 already cut under President Donald Trump.

The agency, which has approximated 105,000 employes, announced the plan this week in its fiscal year 2026 budget request. That document estimated the cuts could save taxpayers $545 million. Funding for the Justice Department must be approved by Congress.

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) budget is reduced by $545 million and assumes a reduction of over 1,500 positions, including over 700 vacant agent positions,” the document reads. “Building on efforts to shift personnel from the National Capitol Region and into field locations, the FBI continues to streamline and right-size Federal staff, resources, and processes.”

DOJ requested that funds come in at a total of $33.9 billion, which is $2.7 billion less than its budget from the prior fiscal year. It acknowledged this move is intentional and it seeks to follow Trump’s vision for a slimmer federal government.

“Importantly, the request affirms the President’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and preserving taxpayer resources,” the department wrote. “As such, position reductions implemented in FY 2025 are made permanent in many components, and the Department continues its efficiency effort with further reductions and consolidations described in the Department’s Agency Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and Reorganization Plan (ARRP).”

Included in the proposal is $11 billion to fight violent crime, $3.6 billion for immigration enforcement and $10 billion to battle drug crime.

A summary of the plan in the document said, “Capitalizing on increased efficiency, FBI will prioritize core missions of securing the border, eliminating transnational criminal organizations, reinforcing national security, and protecting the American people from violent crime.”

FBI Director Kash Patel said in May that the agency would move out of its headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington. He announced initiatives to relocate federal agents and staff into FBI field offices elsewhere in the U.S.

The agency said in a statement that Patel had “made clear his promise to the American public that FBI agents will be in communities focused on combatting violent crime.”

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