White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

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Federal News Network Breaking News - September 25, 2025

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White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a memo released Wednesday night, the Office of Management and Budget said agencies should consider a reduction in force for federal programs whose funding would lapse next week, is not otherwise funded and is "not consistent with the President's priorities." That would be a much more aggressive step than in previous shutdowns, when federal workers not deemed essential were furloughed but returned to their jobs once Congress approved government spending.
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