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Federal employees face uncertainty in employment; White House and Congress prolong the US budgetary priorities.
A White house asked federal agencies to prepare plans for Mass Disposal case o government US paralise Next week.
It is a measure that moves significantly from temporary suspensions normally used in previous government stoppages.
On Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memorandum to the agencies, revealed by, requesting them to identify programs, projects and activities that would lose discretionary financing if Congress does not take advantage of a financing law until October 1.
Memorandum emphasized that the programs no compulsory appropriations would be the most affected by a possible stoppage.
The agencies were instructed to submit the proposed Personnel Reduction Plans to the OMB and to issue notifications to employees, the agency states.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer condemned the measure as “a intimidation attempt”, Accusing President Donald Trump to use discharges to instill fear instead of rule. Schumer predicts that any discharge will be contested and reverted in court, as happened in previous situations.
Memorandum arises in a context of growing tensions around federal financing.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump cancel one meeting with the main Democrats of Congress to discuss the budget, increasing the likelihood of a PARTIAL GOVERNMENT START. Legislators of both parties blame each other for the impasse.
Administration has also carried out a broader effort to reduce the dimension of the federal labor force, which Trump described as swollen and inefficient.
About 300,000 federal civil officials are expected to leave government service by the end of 2025.
Of these, approximately 154,000 accepted output compensations and must leave the payroll on September 30, coinciding with the end of the federal fiscal year and the deadline for a government spending agreement.
