OMB Director Vought: "The RIFs (Reductions in Force) Have Begun"

[candycorn]

Please explain how Trump is involved in the voting process in congress.

I see you’re back to playing dumb. He’s the head of the GrOPe.

 

[candycorn]

Not surprising that you don't know military will receive ALL DEFERRED PAY. Too bad Shumer and the Democrats value illegal immigrant health care over US citizens.

Deferred pay means little to people getting evicted today because of Trump

 

[JGalt]

FAFO, girls.

It really is appropriate. Chuckie got some 'splainin to do

The mass layoffs of Democrat Deep Staters begins.

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.


"The RIFs have begun," Vought posted, on day 10 of the government shutdown, referring to reduction-in-force plans that the White House has long contemplated.

"Can confirm RIFs have begun and they are substantial," an OMB spokesperson told POLITICO. "These are RIFs not furloughs."

It's unclear how many people were laid off, and Vought provided no further details.

But an administration official granted anonymity to discuss the layoffs said they hit agencies including: Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.

And Vought's post appears to follow through on a threat to inflict more political pain on Democrats.

Trump on Thursday said his administration would target programs backed by Democrats.

"We're only cutting Democrat programs, I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs," the president said during a Cabinet meeting. "We will be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly."

...

In a memo to agencies two weeks ago, OMB instructed Trump administration officials to prepare to carry out reduction-in-force -- or RIF -- plans during the shutdown, targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue or clash with Trump's policy priorities.

I don't know if this is the bargaining chip we've imagined it is. The Democrats will just demand that the layoffs be undone as their payment for ending the shutdown.

Active duty military personnel deployed in war zones will begin missing their paychecks this week.

Or, as Charles Schumer says, "Every day (of the shutdown) gets better for us."

It's even bigger than it looks.

"BREAKING: The Trump administration has confirmed THOUSANDS of federal employees received “reduction-in-force” (RIF) notices today, across at least seven departments

These are NOT furloughs. These are TERMINATIONS, thanks to the Schumer Shutdown

Way to go, @SenSchumer!"

 

[CrusaderFrank]

All non-essential personnel stay home.

Meaning Congress, right?

 

[1srelluc]

It's even bigger than it looks.

"BREAKING: The Trump administration has confirmed THOUSANDS of federal employees received “reduction-in-force” (RIF) notices today, across at least seven departments

These are NOT furloughs. These are TERMINATIONS, thanks to the Schumer Shutdown

Way to go, @SenSchumer!"

I like the fact that the "picking and choosing" for the RIFs could be done while the vile dems are having their shutdown and nothing was really leaked about it till the axe fell today.

I bet the essential employees were having a ball cutting loose the dead weight in their agencies.

I also bet vile dem senators are getting a ear full about now from those RIFed.

Of course the vile dem hive mind is probably shopping for a district court judge to end it all.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Oh look, some of the dem's favorite agencies.

Affected agencies include the departments of Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, according to an administration official.

Energy is our nukes you dumb **** moron.

 

[1srelluc]

Energy is our nukes you dumb **** moron.

I suspect it's fewer greenies working there now.

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[Lisa558]

It's even bigger than it looks.

"BREAKING: The Trump administration has confirmed THOUSANDS of federal employees received “reduction-in-force” (RIF) notices today, across at least seven departments

These are NOT furloughs. These are TERMINATIONS, thanks to the Schumer Shutdown

Way to go, @SenSchumer!"

Those numbers are small. There are more than 60,000 employees at HHS, for example - so that means a 2% cut. When the place I worked for was in the red, they laid off 30%.

 

[Seymour Flops]

So I guess Trump had no choice but to let this happen. There was nothing he could do to save these jobs. It was out of his hands.

Right?

Save jobs?

Of fedemps who are largely still staying home long after COVID?

Whatever for?

 

[Lisa558]

So I guess Trump had no choice but to let this happen. There was nothing he could do to save these jobs. It was out of his hands.

Right?

Non-essential Govt workers, knowing that 1) Trump had said he was going to rightsize the government, and 2) the govt is massively overstaffed should have been looking for a job in the private industry since last November.

The problem is, govt workers don’t want to leave their cushy, overpaid jobs for a private job where they will be paid less (other than the GS15s) and lose amazingly generous fringe benefits, so they decided to remain. Part of that decision may have been a result of decades of being protected from layoffs.

In any event, any loss of jobs - whike stressful - is no worse than that experienced by private workers, and often more than once.

 

[JGalt]

Those numbers are small. There are more than 60,000 employees at HHS, for example - so that means a 2% cut. When the place I worked for was in the red, they laid off 30%.

 

[Mac1958]

Most of America doesn't even know who the **** Chuck Schumer IS.

One (1) person gets blamed for stuff like this, whether it's appropriate or not.

I'm sure we know that.

 

[Lisa558]

Most of America doesn't even know who the **** Chuck Schumer IS.

One (1) person gets blamed for stuff like this, whether it's appropriate or not.

I'm sure we know that.

Most of America is clueless and indoctrinated by the liberal press. How else can you exoplanet tens of millions voting for someone who couldn’t answer a basic question or speak without a script?

 

[gold something]

Non-essential Govt workers, knowing that 1) Trump had said he was going to rightsize the government, and 2) the govt is massively overstaffed should have been looking for a job in the private industry since last November.

The problem is, govt workers don’t want to leave their cushy, overpaid jobs for a private job where they will be paid less (other than the GS15s) and lose amazingly generous fringe benefits, so they decided to remain. Part of that decision may have been a result of decades of being protected from layoffs.

In any event, any loss of jobs - whike stressful - is no worse than that experienced by private workers, and often more than once.

hey jealousy

 

[gold something]

Most of America is clueless and indoctrinated by the liberal press. How else can you exoplanet tens of millions voting for someone who couldn’t answer a basic question or speak without a script?

Sounds like you, Uranus.

 

[mudwhistle]

So I guess Trump had no choice but to let this happen. There was nothing he could do to save these jobs. It was out of his hands.

Right?

Trump isn't a dictator.

 

[JWBooth]

Figuratively, of course.

 

[JWBooth]

Non-essential Govt workers

There’s no other kind.

 

[citygator]

FAFO, girls.

It really is appropriate. Chuckie got some 'splainin to do

The mass layoffs of Democrat Deep Staters begins.

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.


"The RIFs have begun," Vought posted, on day 10 of the government shutdown, referring to reduction-in-force plans that the White House has long contemplated.

"Can confirm RIFs have begun and they are substantial," an OMB spokesperson told POLITICO. "These are RIFs not furloughs."

It's unclear how many people were laid off, and Vought provided no further details.

But an administration official granted anonymity to discuss the layoffs said they hit agencies including: Interior, Homeland Security, Treasury, EPA, Commerce, Education, Energy, HHS and HUD.

And Vought's post appears to follow through on a threat to inflict more political pain on Democrats.

Trump on Thursday said his administration would target programs backed by Democrats.

"We're only cutting Democrat programs, I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs," the president said during a Cabinet meeting. "We will be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly."

...

In a memo to agencies two weeks ago, OMB instructed Trump administration officials to prepare to carry out reduction-in-force -- or RIF -- plans during the shutdown, targeting employees who work for programs that are not legally required to continue or clash with Trump's policy priorities.

I don't know if this is the bargaining chip we've imagined it is. The Democrats will just demand that the layoffs be undone as their payment for ending the shutdown.

Active duty military personnel deployed in war zones will begin missing their paychecks this week.

Or, as Charles Schumer says, "Every day (of the shutdown) gets better for us."

No one cares. Nothing Trump does by EO is lasting. Everything will be undone in 24 hours of the next president.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Trump is 100% responsible for the shutdown

What funding bill did he veto?

You do know how federal legislation works, right?