A memo from the White House on Wednesday gave federal agencies two weeks to submit plans for widespread layoffs in the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal government.

The White House has put in motion plans for its largest wave of federal layoffs. In a memo sent to government agencies on Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management said departments should prepare for major “reductions in force” over the next two weeks.

Dan Bishop, nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, advanced 8-1. Ranking member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) was the lone dissenter. Trump nominated Bishop, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina,

President Donald J. Trump recently issued a new executive order (EO) that will require “independent agencies” to submit their rulemaking to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Interestingly (but unsurprisingly),

The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans by March 13, according to a memo.

PPO officials discounted reports that hires must "pledge" their loyalties to Trump but did confirm that "loyalty" is measured throughout the vetting process.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper will lead a virtual discussion on the impacts of the Trump administration's freeze on virtual federal funding in Colorado.

Gov. JB Pritzker and 16 Illinois Democrats sent a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought on Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $1.88 billion in federal funding to Illinois.

Trump orders temporary funding freeze that could affect trillions of dollars The White House is pausing ... Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held ...