White House Demands Agencies Identify Hundreds Of Thousands of Potential Layoffs

White House Demands Agencies Identify Hundreds Of Thousands of Potential Layoffs

A memo from the Trump administration gives federal officials until 13 March to submit plans for additional firings.

The Trump administration is pushing for federal agencies to carry out a large-scale slashing of the federal workforce, demanding plans for hundreds of thousands of possible cuts within weeks.

A White House memo gave officials until 13 March to submit a plan identifying “agency components and employees performing functions not mandated by statute or regulation who are not typically designated as essential” during government shutdowns. Please follow the link to read more from The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-memo