‘The RIFs Have Begun’: OMB Director Confirms Federal Layoffs Amid Shutdown Stalemate

WASHINGTON—Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought confirmed Friday on X that his team has begun terminating federal employees as the government shutdown rounds out its second week. “The RIFs have begun,” Vought said, referencing “reductions in force,” the technical term for federal government layoffs. Daily Wire’s White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan confirmed ...