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The White House budget office told agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans if the government shut down, a step that would convert a temporary furlough fight into permanent layoffs. Democrats immediately blasted the move as intimidation, and the memo made the administration look eager to use a funding lapse as leverage against its own workforce.
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The White House budget office told agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans if the government shut down, a step that would convert a temporary furlough fight into permanent layoffs. Democrats immediately blasted the move as intimidation, and the memo made the administration look eager to use a funding lapse as leverage against its own workforce.
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The White House budget office told agencies to prepare reduction-in-force plans if the government shut down, a step that would convert a temporary furlough fight into permanent layoffs. Democrats immediately blasted the move as intimidation, and the memo made the administration look eager to use a funding lapse as leverage against its own workforce.
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