The federal offices responsible for personnel and budget are set to issue a directive requiring government agencies to submit “reorganization plans” and prepare for widespread firings, according to a source.
The Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management are expected to instruct agencies to submit these plans by March 13, signaling a “reduction in force.”
The memo specifies that government positions “necessary to meet law enforcement, border security, national security, immigration enforcement, or public safety responsibilities” are exempt from the order. Also excluded are officials nominated and appointed to roles requiring presidential appointment or Senate confirmation, employees in the Executive Office of the President, and U.S. Postal Service workers.
Titled Guidance on Agency RIF and Reorganization Plans Requested by Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative, the memo asserts that “the federal government is costly, inefficient, and deeply in debt,” while failing to deliver results for the American public.
“Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hard-working American citizens,” it states. “The American people registered their verdict on the bloated, corrupt federal bureaucracy on November 5, 2024, by voting for President Trump and his promises to sweepingly reform the federal government.”
