Agencies should prep for mass layoffs if shutdown occurs, White House says

Federal agencies should implement mass layoffs of their workforces if the government shuts down next week, the White House told agencies on Wednesday, dramatically escalating the stakes of a potential funding lapse. Agencies should prepare the reduction-in-force notices for all employees whose work is not funded through means other than annual appropriations and does not align with President Trump’s priorities, the Office of Management and Budget said in its memorandum. Agencies will