Federal Shutdown Looms: Government Closures and State Impacts
TL;DR
The U.S. government shutdown has led to imminent federal employee layoffs, with agencies like the USPTO issuing notices and plans for RIFs, despite legal and procedural challenges, as the White House and OMB push for cost-saving measures amid ongoing funding lapses.
- Government shutdown layoffs to occur ‘very soon,’ White House warns Federal News Network
- Threat of federal firings hangs over Washington as government will remain shut down through at least Friday CNN
- The Be-Careful-What-You-Wish-For Shutdown The New York Times
- Here's what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown Fox News
- Pennsylvania braces for impact as federal shutdown takes effect WGAL
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