The White House warns RIFs will happen “very soon.” But it’s unclear which agencies will pursue employee layoffs in a shutdown — or how fast they could occur.

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest.

"What OMB has been talking about is to take advantage of the furloughs and the shutdown to trim the federal workforce," said Don Kettl.

"I decided to see if I could compose a song and create a music video to express gratitude for our civil service employees," said Michael Perel.

"Last year, leading into Hurricane Helene and Milton at the peak of hurricane season, FEMA was already basically at no staff available," said Chris Currie.

Nothing in the Antideficiency Act or any other statute authorizes RIFs of employees who work in agencies or programs with a lapse in funding," the unions said.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s program to secure priority access for emergency communications is moving beyond voice calls.

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that he’s in favor of additional layoffs in the federal workforce during a shutdown.

In some cases, repurposing the reclaimed items keeps the Navy and Marine Corps from having to purchase new items from vendors. In others, new items are backlogged or simply unavailable from the ...

Sources tell Federal News Network that Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum is expected to issue a memo in the coming weeks focused on VARs.

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Many agencies updated their contingency plans ahead of the shutdown, detailing how many employees would be furloughed in the case of a lapse in funding.