The plans will focus on the “maximum elimination” of functions not required by law, Office of Management and Budget director and Office of Personnel Management acting Director Charles Ezell said in new guidance on Wednesday, and include a resulting "significant reduction” in employees. As a starting point for the cuts, Vought and Ezell said, agencies should focus on employees whose jobs are not required in statute and who face furloughs in government shutdowns—typically around one-third of the federal workforce, or 700,000 employees.
“Pursuant to the president’s direction, agencies should focus on the maximum elimination of functions that are not statutorily mandated while driving the highest-quality, most efficient delivery of their statutorily-required functions,” Vought and Ezell said.
Some agencies are already moving forward with their reductions in force. OPM itself, the General Services Administration and the U.S. Agency for International Development have already sent out RIF notices to thousands of employees, and the Housing and Urban Development Department recently cautioned employees that layoffs are coming soon. President Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to slash 65% of its workforce, or nearly 11,000 employees.
OPM issued the guidance in response to President Trump’s executive order earlier this mon ..
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