The move would represent a substantial escalation beyond normal protocols, when unfunded workers are laid off and then ...

The White House budget office is urging federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans if the government shuts down ...

Story Highlights • Northern Michigan superintendents say a potential state government shutdown and delayed school aid payments could force districts to borrow money, reduce programs, and limit service ...

The White House budget office directed federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans, warning shutdowns would target ...

The White House asked federal agencies on Wednesday to prepare plans for mass firings during a possible government shutdown ...

The new memo sent by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought sharply raises the stakes for funding talks and increases the pressure on Senate Democrats, who are demanding that Republicans ...

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

The Trump administration is raising the stakes as Congress faces a looming deadline to pass a government funding bill.

In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction-in-Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs.

The Office of Management and Budget says in a memo that agencies should prepare reduction-in-force plans to accompany ...

With a fast-approaching deadline for Congress to avoid a government shutdown, the White House website that usually hosts contingency plans is completely blank.

The fast-approaching Oct. 1 deadline comes just one day after Congress is set to return from a recess, leaving glum prospects of reaching a deal before midnight.