The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is preparing to reduce its workforce as part of a larger effort by the White House to dramatically slash the total number of federal workers.

During a recent town hall, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told USDOT workers that layoffs, or “reductions in force” (RIF), are coming soon, according to a report from CBS News.

Duffy told workers that layoffs could begin as early as the end of May.

The number of USDOT workers to be laid off depends on how many workers accept the federal government’s deferred resignation program (DRP) offer, which allows them to continue to receive salary and benefits through September 30, 2025, if they agree to resign.

“The DRP will end. We’ll look at the numbers. We’re going to do the RIF. We’re going to know at the end of May what that looks like,” Duffy told USDOT workers.

According to Government Executive, more than 5,000 of USDOT’s 57,000 employees have signed DRP contracts so far.

Politico reports that USDOT has been offering workers educational sessions on how to transition to careers in the private sector ahead of the anticipated job cuts.

The planned jobs cuts at USDOT are part of a larger effort by the Trump Administration to reduce the federal workforce across the board, even eliminating some federal agencies altogether.