Federal Chopping Block Expands
More than 4,200 federal workers have lost their jobs as the Democrats maintain their shutdown of the federal government. Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, says the first of the RIFs (Reduction In Force) have begun.
The largest pool of fired workers came from the Health and Human Services Department, which shed about 1,200 positions. More than 400 jobs were cut in the Education Department. These workers will not return. Their positions will vanish although the workers could presumably be rehired for another post.
Additional RIF cutbacks are expected over the next week. President Donald Trump and Vought are prepared to raise the ante, should the Democrats refuse to reopen the federal government. Here’s more from Matt Morse TV.
