OMB Director Russell Vought told House Republicans that mass layoffs would begin within how many days of the shutdown starting?

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Vought announced RIFs (reductions in force) would start within 10 days—by October 10. This was unprecedented: past shutdowns used furloughs (temporary), not RIFs (permanent terminations). Vought exploited the Antideficiency Act's silence on workforce management during lapses. His goal, stated in 2024 speeches: make federal workers "traumatically affected" so "they wake up not wanting to go to work." Federal unions sued September 30; Judge Illston blocked the RIFs October 15, but not before agencies issued 10,000+ termination notices.

OMB Director Russell Vought told House Republicans that mass layoffs would begin within how many days of the shutdown starting?

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