Layoffs of Federal Workers Begin Today:

 Is it possible that this whole operation has been designed to allow a true worker downsizing in Washington.  We have watched several budget confrontations in which nothing happened unless the massive pork barrel was preserved.

Hardly a platform for reform.  sending them all home v is how it starts.  Then perhaps demanding full congressional approval for each individual program needing restoration.  might work.

All we know is that the DEMs have locked themselves out for now.

Layoffs of Federal Workers Begin Today: 

Russ Vought

by Jim Hᴏft Oct. 10, 2025 11:59 am

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/breaking-layoffs-federal-workers-begin-today-russ-vought/

President Donald J. Trump listens to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought delivers remarks prior to President Trump signing Executive Orders (Credit: White House)

Layoffs of federal employees officially began Friday as the U.S. government shutdown entered another tense phase, according to Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought, who confirmed the sweeping reductions in a social media post.

“The RIFs have begun,” Vought announced on X, using the acronym for “Reductions in Force.”

The Gateway Pundit reported last week that President Donald Trump met with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a key architect of the Project 2025 blueprint, to determine which federal agencies, deemed by Trump as “political SCAM Democrat Agencies,” should face cuts and whether those cuts will be temporary or permanent.

With Congress deadlocked and the shutdown entering its second day, the White House is pressing ahead with sweeping plans to slash government.

Trump described the impasse not as a crisis but as a chance to purge bureaucratic excesses and reshape federal power in line with conservative priorities.

Officials say the meeting with Vought will lead to mass layoffs, departmental closures, and funding freezes, according to Reuters.

The President’s post signals that these changes may not simply be temporary austerity measures, but irreversible restructuring.

By mid-February, approximately 75,000 federal employees had signed the exit agreement.

More than 100,000 additional workers are expected to depart following the shutdown, making this breakaway the largest one-day drop in federal workforce history, according to The Guardian.