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Coverage dated October 9, 2025

White House announces more federal layoffs: 'The RIFs have begun'

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Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought posted on social media Friday afternoon that previously threatened federal layoffs have started.

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  1. FOX 5 DC

    White House announces more federal layoffs: 'The RIFs have begun' (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought posted on social media Friday afternoon that previously threatened federal layoffs have started.

  2. Insider

    OMB says RIFs for federal worker layoffs begin due to government shutdown (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The federal government has begun to fire employees. Thousands remain furloughed or are working without pay.

  3. NBC New York

    ‘Substantial' firings of federal workers have started during shutdown, budget office says (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    “RIFs have begun,” Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on X.

  4. KTVU San Francisco

    'The RIFs have begun:' White House announces more federal layoffs (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought posted on social media Friday afternoon that previously threatened federal layoffs have started.

  5. Christian Science Monitor

    Mass federal layoffs begin amid shutdown, White House says (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers. The “RIFs (reduction-in-force plans) have begun,” Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, posted the social media platform X.

  6. FOX Business

    Sweeping layoffs 'have begun' as government shutdown drags on (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The White House begins substantial workforce reductions as the government shutdown enters its second week, with OMB Director Russell Vought announcing RIFs have started.

  7. Time

    Trump Launches Fresh Round of Federal Layoffs Amid Shutdown (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    “The RIFs have begun,” Russell Vought said, announcing a reduction in force hitting multiple federal agencies late Friday.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.