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President Trump Orders Presidio Trust To Shrink To Its "Minimum Presence"

In another move to "reduce the federal bureaucracy," President Trump has ordered the Presidio Trust at Golden Gate National Recreation Area to reduce its presence to the "minimum presence." Whether that would save the federal government any money is questionable, as the Trust says it hasn't received any annual federal appropriations since 2013.

UPDATE | One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming

One-thousand National Park Service staff were being fired Friday as part of the Trump administration's move to reduce the size of federal government, though the agency was told it could begin hiring 5,000 seasonal workers, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
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