The U.S. government shutdown entered its first day on Wednesday, and the Trump administration is already preparing to slash parts of the federal workforce.
According to Reuters, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought told House Republicans on a private call Wednesday that the administration plans to begin firing federal employees within "one to two days." The warning follows a memo Vought issued last week, which instructed agencies to prepare Reduction in Force (RIF) notices for employees in programs that lost funding after the fiscal year expired.
