Layoff implementation work is exempted from shutdown, Trump admin says
The Trump administration prepared mass layoff plans for a possible government shutdown but allows agencies to revise or rescind RIF notices once funding is restored.
Shutdown Layoffs Threat Shows Limit of GOP's Fear Tactics
OMB director Russell Vought ordered agencies to prepare massive RIFs that would convert shutdown furloughs into permanent layoffs targeting programs opposed by the administration.
Supreme Court Helps Trump Dismantle the Education Department
The Supreme Court recently provided the Trump administration relief by removing restraints on mass firings, allowing widespread reductions in force within the federal government.