White House budget director Russell Vought said on Friday that the Trump administration has begun laying off federal workers, on the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown. "The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on social media,

Director Russ Vought, Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) expressed concern over the administration’s move to end funding for an inspector general oversight group. The group — the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) — oversees 72

Investing.com -- The White House Office of Management and Budget announced Tuesday it is preparing to "batten down the hatches and ride out" the ongoing federal government shutdown while continuing to implement layoffs.

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are already on leave without pay as the impasse approaches its third week.