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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 12:46 PM Friday

Trump administration begins layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Oct 10 2025 12:38 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago


Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post on Friday. "The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X, using the acronym for "Reductions in Force."

The Office of Management and Budget, which Vought leads, confirmed that "RIFs have begun and are substantial."

The announcement comes four days after National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned in a CNBC interview that President Donald Trump could "start taking sharp measures" if the shutdown continued due to the lack of a stop-gap funding deal approved by Congress. Hassett said that "any government worker who loses their job" will have Democrats to blame for their layoff.

While many federal workers have been furloughed because of the shutdown, it is not the normal practice in shutdowns to permanently lay off government employees.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/trump-russ-vought-layoffs-government-shutdown.html



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Trump official says federal layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown

Published Fri, Oct 10 2025 12:38 PM EDT Updated 1 Min Ago


Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post on Friday. "The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X, using the acronym for "Reductions in Force."

The Office of Management and Budget, which Vought leads, confirmed that "RIFs have begun and are substantial."

The announcement comes four days after National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned in a CNBC interview that President Donald Trump could "start taking sharp measures" if the shutdown continued due to the lack of a stop-gap funding deal approved by Congress. Hassett said that "any government worker who loses their job" will have Democrats to blame for their layoff.

While many federal workers have been furloughed because of the shutdown, it is not the normal practice in shutdowns to permanently lay off government employees.


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Published Fri, Oct 10 2025 12:38 PM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago


Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post on Friday.

"The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X, using the acronym for "Reductions in Force."

Since the shutdown began last week, Vought has announced in tweets decisions by the Trump administration to freeze and cut billions of dollars in federal funding for projects in states and cities controlled by Democratic elected officials.


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Trump administration begins layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
When do the ICE layoffs begin? surfered Friday #1
I think ICE got advanced funding back in May IbogaProject Friday #2
You can almost read this unfolding in real time on the r/Fednews subreddit Mike 03 Friday #3

Mike 03

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3. You can almost read this unfolding in real time on the r/Fednews subreddit
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 07:35 PM
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For now, this is what they are considering the "Megathread" where federal workers are sharing personal experiences and knowledge:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1o36aqh/ap_news_reports_firings_of_federal_workers_begin/

A few posts down, this post purports to detail the number of layoffs so far today (Friday).

8 of the 9 have reported, still waiting on DOI.

Today's reported losses:

- Commerce: 315 employees
- Education: 466 employees
- Energy: 187 employees
- HHS: Between 1,100 and 1,200 employees
- HUD: 442 employees
- DHS: 176 employees
- Treasury: 1,446 employees
- EPA: 20-30 employees

Eric Katz (@EricM_Katz) / X


Very reminiscent of the traumatized posts from the DOGE period. I hate this administration for putting these good people through this. Again.
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