SHOCK SHUTDOWN MOVE: White House Directs Agencies to Plan MASS FEDERAL FIRINGS—Not Just Furloughs
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, the stakes in the ongoing congressional standoff over government funding have dramatically escalated. Just one week before the funding deadline, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has directed federal agencies to draft highly unusual plans for permanently eliminating federal jobs in the event of a government shutdown.
