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White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for a potential shutdown [View all]
By Sophia Cai
09/24/2025 08:27 PM EDT
Updated: 09/24/2025 10:56 PM EDT
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.
The Office of Management and Budget move to permanently reduce the government workforce if there is a shutdown, outlined in a memo shared with POLITICO ahead of release to agencies tonight, escalates the stakes of a potential shutdown next week.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909
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