On February 25, local time, New York Governor Cathy Hochul said that recently fired federal workers are welcome to apply for state government positions through an online portal. It is reported that the U.S. federal government's layoffs are coordinated by the "Government Efficiency Department" led by Musk, whose stated goal is to cut federal bureaucracy. At present, there is no official statistics on the total number of layoffs. On January 20, the day he was sworn in, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order to form an advisory committee called the "Government Efficiency Department", led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with the aim of cutting government spending.