The White House’s budget office on Tuesday confirmed that it will continue layoffs as the government shutdown drags on with little end in sight.
“OMB is making every preparation to batten down the hatches and ride out the Democrats’ intransigence,” the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in a post on X. “Pay the troops, pay law enforcement, continue the RIFs, and wait.”
RIFs refer to reductions in force, a more technical term for layoffs. Other details about what agencies or positions might be targeted were not provided.
President Donald Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought began shutdown-related layoffs on Oct. 10, coming days after both Trump and Vought signaled that layoffs would be on the table….