OMB Director Russell Vought told House Republicans that mass layoffs would begin within how many days of the shutdown starting?
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Vought announced RIFs (reductions in force) would start within 10 days—by October 10. This was unprecedented: past shutdowns used furloughs (temporary), not RIFs (permanent terminations). Vought explo...
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