US EditionWhite House tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown
The Office of Management and Budget ordered agencies to prepare permanent layoffs for thousands if funding lapses, marking a major shift from past temporary furloughs, officials said.
- The White House warned that more federal workers could face mass firings if Congress does not agree on a funding measure by the end of the month.
- The Office of Management and Budget instructed agencies to prepare for a reduction in force for programs at risk of funding lapses.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the memo, calling it an intimidation tactic.
- The Office of Management and Budget stated that agencies must terminate, not furlough, workers not aligned with the President's agenda.
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Trump administration threatens mass firings as shutdown looms
US President Donald Trump's administration dramatically raised the stakes Thursday in a clash over a possible government funding shutdown, telling federal agencies to prepare for new mass firings if it goes ahead.
Federal workers become pawns in Trump’s shutdown fight
Federal workers might be about to get screwed—again. President Donald Trump’s budget office has told federal agencies to brace for mass firings if the government shuts down next week—and with negotiations deadlocked, that’s looking more likely by the day. The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to agencies Wednesday night spelling out what to do if Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill by Sept. 30, according to Politico. Unlike the usual…
'An attempt at intimidation': White House to slash programs and jobs if shutdown occurs * WorldNetDaily * by George Caldwell, The Daily Signal
'Democrats are signaling that they intend … to shut down the government in the coming days over a series of insane demands, including $1 trillion in new spending'
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