Government shutdown layoffs to occur ‘very soon,’ White House warns
After congressional appropriations lapsed and a government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1, the Trump administration now warns that further federal employee layoffs are imminent.
It’s
unclear which agencies will move forward with potential layoffs, beyond at
least one agency — the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — that on
Wednesday issued layoff notices. Vice President JD
Vance doubled down on the Office of Management and Budget’s last
week’s directive to
terminate more federal employees in the case of a government shutdown.
“If this thing drags on for another few days, or, God forbid, another few weeks, we are going to have to lay people off,” Vance told reporters during a White House press conference Wednesday afternoon. “We’re going to have to save money in some places so that essential services don’t get turned off in other places.”
OMB Director Russell Vought took a more immediate stance on how quickly he expected RIFs to take place. In a private call with House Republicans on Wednesday, Vought said agency RIFs would begin “in a day or two,” according to reporting from Politico.
The Trump administration’s pursuit of further layoffs illustrates a much more permanent impact on federal employees under the current government shutdown. In past shutdowns, hundreds of thousands of federal employees faced furloughs, but they returned to their positions and were provided with back pay once the shutdown ended.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that approximately 750,000 federal employees will be furloughed in the current shutdown, ultimately costing the government $400 million per day to compensate them.
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Schumer has replaced “Wily Pelosi” to become the Democrat’s “Wily E Coyote” for 2025. By opposing the CR Bill, he has enabled the Republicans to permanently defund the Federal Employees and Programs that DOGE exposed.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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