Trump administration begins layoffs on 10th day of government shutdown
2025-10-11 09:41:11 source：CGTN
October 11, 2025
The Trump administration announced on Friday that federal layoffs had begun as the government shutdown entered its 10th day.
"The RIFs have begun," Russell Vought, White House Office of Management and Budget director, said on social media platform X, referring to "Reduction in Force." The brief post did not disclose the number of employees affected or the specific departments involved.
According to U.S. media reports, this round of federal layoffs could be large in scale and wide in impact, with the U.S. Homeland Security Department, the Health and Human Services Department, and the Treasury Department all planning layoffs.
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