Government Shutdown Looms: Agencies Scramble as RIF Feasibility Questioned
Government Shutdown Looms: Agencies Scramble as RIF Feasibility Questioned With a potential government shutdown just days away, federal agencies are grappling with a White House directive to prepare for further reductions in force (RIFs). The Trump administration has taken an unusually aggressive stance on shutdown preparations, issuing a memo Wednesday night instructing agencies to plan for additional RIFs if government funding lapses early next week. However, the feasibility of implementing such complex and time-consuming RIF plans on such short notice…