In the Trump administration's continued efforts to make the U.S. government more efficient and much less bloated, it decided to pause the Job Corps program.

According to The Hill, the move to pause the program has already drawn backlash from both sides of the aisle, with lawmakers pushing back against the pause, citing the need for the program in cities across the nation.

Job Corps was created as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and is described as a program that provides "free residential education and job training program for low-income people between 16 and 24 years of age."

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced the bombshell move this week, explaining why the Labor Department decided to pause the otherwise popular program.

What's going on?

After consideration, Chavez-DeRemer said the program no longer provides “the intended outcomes that students deserve,” citing what she described as “a startling number of serious incident reports and our in-depth fiscal analysis.”

In other words, the program doesn't seem to be going as well as some lawmakers want to believe it is.

“We remain committed to ensuring all participants are supported through this transition and connected with the resources they need to succeed as we evaluate the program’s possibilities," the Labor secretary said.

It was revealed that the Job Corps program will undergo a "phased pause" initiating "an orderly transition for students, staff, and local communities."

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican, was one of the high-profile senators who immediately defended the program and its effectiveness.

"Serving nearly 500 students in Maine, the Loring Job Corps Center and the Penobscot Job Corps Center have become important pillars of support for some of our most disadvantaged young adults," Collins said in a statement.

Backlash against the Trump administration

Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, a Democrat, criticized the Trump administration for making the move to pause the program, calling it a step in the "wrong direction."

"Congress appropriated funding for Job Corps, and the Trump Administration can’t just decide to not spend it because they want to make room for tax cuts for billionaires," Baldwin said in a statement.

She also said pausing the program isa step "in the wrong direction, exacerbating our state’s workforce shortage, locking students out of good-paying jobs, and hurting our Made in Wisconsin economy and businesses who rely on skilled workers to compete and grow."

Only time will tell if the program is on its last leg or if it will be revamped and revived down the road.