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Sep 25, 2025 The White House Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to prepare for large-scale firings if the government shut down Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The directive turned shutdown planning into a tool for coercing the civil service and expanding executive control over staffing.
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- White House Directs Agencies to Prepare for Firings in Event of Government Shutdown — The White House, through a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has instructed federal agencies to prepare for large-scale firings if the government shuts down next week.
- Trump Administration Threatens Mass Firings — On September 25, 2025, Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought threatened that if Democrats do not pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration would attempt to
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Week 36 – 2025-09-20–2025-09-26
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