| Federal agencies are being ordered to submit plans by mid-March for laying off employees in "large-scale reductions in force" — an escalation in President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape the federal workforce. "Pursuant to the President's direction, agencies should focus on the maximum elimination of functions that are not statutorily mandated while driving the highest-quality, most efficient delivery of their statutorily-required functions," according to the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management memo released on Wednesday. Read the latest
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