Federal agencies in the US are facing another wave of layoffs as directed by the OMB, coinciding with budget cuts from Congress. The memo from Russell Vought calls for significant reductions in non-essential functions, leading to potential turmoil among federal employees. Unions have criticized the administration's approach, suggesting that it intentionally seeks chaos within the workforce. The downsizing impacts major science agencies like NIH and NSF, which have already experienced layoffs under the Trump administration, further threatening the integrity of scientific research funding and workforce.
The chaos is the point.
The Trump administration has targeted every single federal worker and does not seem to care how much turmoil they cause for either the employees or the American public.
The latest OMB memo is part of a series of actions to downsize the federal workforce, labeling it corrupt and inefficient.
Over the past two weeks, agencies have fired thousands of 'probationary' employees, although a federal judge ruled that some of these firings were illegal.
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