WH to Tell Agencies to Prepare Mass Firing Plans for Possible Shutdown: Politico

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The White House budget office is instructing federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans for mass firings during a possible U.S. government shutdown, Politico reported on Wednesday.

The Office of Management and Budget is set to send a memo to federal agencies on Wednesday night to prepare to permanently reduce government workforce if there is a shutdown, according to Politico.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

With the Sept. 30 deadline looming, Washington is bracing for the possibility of a federal government shutdown as partisan gridlock stalls efforts to extend funding.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/shutdown-trump-firings/2025/09/24/id/1227752/

 

[Kem]

Might actually be a good thing I guess. Get rid of a lot of dead wood.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Might actually be a good thing I guess. Get rid of a lot of dead wood.

Demonrats probably don't want that deadwood fired so we may not get the anticipated shutdown.

 

[Margery]

Praying for you guys down south! I know that those shutdowns are rough especially on military people and their families.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Praying for you guys down south! I know that those shutdowns are rough especially on military people and their families.

I've never noticed much of a difference in anything when the govmint shut down. There were fears that income would be delayed but it never was, not yet anyway. It was people that lived paycheck to paycheck that were most concerned.

 

[Andy C]

I've never noticed much of a difference in anything when the govmint shut down. There were fears that income would be delayed but it never was, not yet anyway. It was people that lived paycheck to paycheck that were most concerned.

A good chunk of junior enlisted, especially those married live payday to payday.