Oct 15 Federal workforce shutdown cuts will 'probably' exceed 10,000, Vought says By Associated Press Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said in an interview Wednesday on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that many more workforce cuts, known was RIFS or reductions-in-force plans, are planned as long as the shutdown continues. Continue reading
Oct 12 On 12th day of shutdown, Vance warns new 'painful' cuts ahead By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of workers have been furloughed in recent days. In a court filing on Friday, the White House said well over 4,000 employees would soon be fired. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 3:03 Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams As the federal government shutdown heads into its second weekend, the Trump administration has begun what it calls “substantial” layoffs of federal workers. President Trump and his team had suggested this would be coming, but it was Office of Management… Continue watching
Oct 08 WATCH: Federal workers 'should' get back pay after shutdown, Johnson affirms By Steff Staples A day before, President Donald Trump suggested that some of the 750,000 furloughed federal workers might not be reimbursed once they return to work, reversing long-standing policy. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: 'Do your damn job,' federal worker union leaders tell Congress mired in shutdown By Associated Press Union leaders criticized both parties in Congress but also targeted President Donald Trump, accusing him of using federal workers as “political pawns” after warnings Tuesday that back pay is not guaranteed. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:00 Trump threatens no back pay for furloughed federal workers after shutdown ends By Liz Landers, Doug Adams As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark with no end in sight, President Trump issued a new threat, saying that furloughed federal workers may not be reimbursed with back pay once the government reopens. It reverses what's been a… Continue watching
Sep 30 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily in shutdown, CBO estimates By Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office estimates that roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day of a shutdown, with the total daily cost of their compensation at roughly $400 million, according to an analysis of federal agencies’ latest contingency plans… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:49 Federal workers brace for more mass layoffs as potential government shutdown looms By John Yang, Claire Mufson The battle lines are drawn for Monday’s high-stakes Oval Office meeting between Trump and bipartisan congressional leaders, one day before the deadline to avert a government shutdown. Adding to the uncertainty are the Trump administration’s plans to use a shutdown… Continue watching
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts By Associated Press President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 7:01 Federal workers union says it will continue to fight firings after Supreme Court ruling By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light to reorganize agencies and begin the process of mass firings of federal workers. The reductions in force had been on hold for months, but tens of thousands of employees at… Continue watching