Federal agencies told to start planning for large-scale layoffs in Trump admin memo
Trump administration tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration directed federal agencies on Wednesday to prepare for mass layoffs, according to the heads of the White House budget and personnel management offices.
Budget Director Russell Vought and Charles Ezell, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, wrote in a memo to the heads of these agencies that the federal government is "costly, inefficient, and deeply in debt."
"At the same time, it is not producing results for the American public. Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens," they said.
The memo notes that President Donald Trump has required "large-scale reductions in force" and in order to implement that, it calls on the heads of departments and agencies to submit the first phase of reorganization plans by March 13, which "shall focus on initial agency cuts and reductions."
The plans should be grounded in the principles of ensuring "better service" for Americans, "increased productivity," a "reduced real property footprint" and a "reduced budget," the memo said.
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