The Trump administration made good on its threat to begin mass firings of federal civilian employees Friday while exploring creative avenues to make sure military personnel don’t miss their paychecks slotted to go out next week.
With no end in sight to the partial government shutdown that began 10 days ago, White House budget director Russ Vought announced on X that he has begun executing mass layoffs across federal agencies.
An Office of Management and Budget official said the layoffs are “substantial,” without elaborating. Details began trickling out ahead of a court-ordered deadline by close of business Friday, however, hitting numerous agencies including Treasury, EPA, Homeland Security, Education, and Housing and Urban Development, among others.
