“The White House budget office is instructing federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown, specifically targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue,” Politico reports.
“The Office of Management and Budget move to permanently reduce the government workforce if there is a shutdown… escalates the stakes of a potential shutdown next week.”
Punchbowl News has the memo.
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