Summary
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced plans to significantly cut the federal workforce through reductions-in-force strategies. These cuts are expected to exceed 10,000 employees to streamline bureaucracy.
Key Facts
- Russ Vought is the Office of Management and Budget Director.
- Vought announced plans for workforce cuts if the government shutdown continues.
- These workforce reductions are called reductions-in-force (RIFS).
- Early reports indicated around 4,000 federal employees were being let go.
- Vought suggested the number of cuts could grow to over 10,000.
- The aim is to reduce both funding and bureaucracy to benefit taxpayers.
- Vought's comments were made on "The Charlie Kirk Show."
