White House, shutdown and Federal Workers
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After a tumultuous year of staffing cuts, government employees now face the prospect of going without pay — or facing even more layoffs.
Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,” a former General Services Administration official said about Elon Musk’s drastic cuts.
Many agency leaders had previously discussed how artificial intelligence can streamline operations and get more work done with fewer federal employees.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he’s “hopeful” Congress can avert a government shutdown, a day before he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are set to meet with President Trump and GOP leaders at the White House.
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown.