#TrumpTaxCuts Federal agencies are suffering from cuts by the Trump administration. Be a "chainsaw," as Elon Musk said, or a "scalpel," as President Trump said, the Trump administration is making deep cuts to the federal government in the first 100 days.

And Trump has appointed personal allies with little government experience to important cabinet positions.

For the public servants working to carry out the missions of these government agencies, this often means chaos and dysfunction.

NPR correspondents Tom Bowman, Michele Kelemen, and Selena Simmons-Duffin recap what they are hearing from federal employees of the Departments of Defense, State, and Health and Human Services.