 Today's federal headlines report brought to you by WEPA, proudly providing life insurance to feds since 1943. I'm Jared Serbu with top headlines from Federal News Network. The number of civil servants in the federal workforce has now passed the 2 million mark. Government-wide, agencies added 140,000 employees between 2019 and 2023, and that's according to a data analysis by the Partnership for Public Service. Last year alone, the workforce grew by 80,000 people.