- Trump HR Office Sanctions Agency Firings if Government Shutters Bloomberg Law News
- Federal employee RIFs can still happen in a government shutdown, OPM says Federal News Network
- Layoff implementation work is exempted from shutdown, Trump admin says Government Executive
- Federal workers unions call on Schumer, Jeffries to hold the line even if it means a shutdown Politico
- White House begins plan for mass firings if there’s a government shutdown The Washington Post