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Citing a person with knowledge of the proposal, the Journal said
the plan follows a review of Cabinet agencies that looked for
ways to shrink the federal government.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for
comment from Reuters.
Congress would likely have to approve the merger, and it was
unclear whether lawmakers would be in favor of a major
governmental reorganization with November elections looming.
Republicans have long complained about the size of the federal
government and many have taken particular aim at the Education
Department, which they see as intruding on local and state
authority.
President Donald Trump also plans to propose as early as
Thursday moving many social safety net programs into a new
"megadepartment" that would replace the Health and Human
Services Department, The New York Times reported, citing
administration officials briefed on the proposal.
Among the programs to be moved to the new department is the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which serves
more than 40 million low-income Americans, the Times said. SNAP
currently is run by the Agriculture Department.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is the
architect of the plan, the newspaper said. OMB did not
immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Diane Craft and Leslie
Adler)
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