Agency rif plans will remain secret for now after court blocks release amid ongoing federal layoffs, new fellowships offer opportunities for affected employees The passback document, which is considered predecisional and subject to change, assumes the cost savings associated with usda's rif and reorganization plan, government executive reported Passbacks serve as omb's response to agencies' individual budget submissions. Some usda rif plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts eric katz, government executive, april 2, 2025 read the article. The trump administration has directed agencies to begin developing reduction in force (rif) and reorganization plans outlined in president trump’s “department of government efficiency” workforce optimization initiative executive order issued on february 11 The office of personnel management (opm) has published a new memorandum for agency heads outlining plan details and next steps.
The rif plans may hit some usda components harder than others The natural resources conservation service, for example, received billions of dollars through the inflation reduction act and. See which agencies are laying off federal workers here are the agencies where we have confirmed layoffs have taken or are about to take place We will update as we learn more. Usda plans to further reduce the size of the workforce and consolidate offices That includes moving more people out of washington, d.c., or the “national capital region,” so staff can be “closer to the farmers, ranchers, foresters, and consumers we serve.”
The united states department of agriculture (usda) has released details of its latest reorganization plans and, while expected, let there be no doubt that usda is going to drastically change under the trump administration The downsizing program includes massive job cuts, the closure of some usda offices to reduce “layers of bureaucracy” as secretary brooke rollins. Some usda rif plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts some regional offices are expected to be cut as some headquarters offices will be hollowed out. In the coming weeks, usda will be “optimizing and reducing the size of the workforce to become more efficient,” rollins said She made clear the department cannot offer “full assurance regarding which positions will remain—or where they will be located—after usda’s restructuring.” the elimination of duplicative functions… The passback document, which is considered “predecisional” and subject to change, assumes the cost savings associated with usda’s rif and reorganization plan.
The department of government efficiency, which has overseen the rif plans throughout government, has no statutory authority at all, the judge said. For phase two of the rif, the trump administration is directing agencies to take action on their planned cuts to create what vought said would be “more productive, efficient agency operations.” by april 14, agencies have to provide detailed organizational charts of their offices and employees, depicting where they plan to reduce headcounts. Government executive previously reported usda planned to slash research at usfs and eliminate research stations as part of its rif and reorganization plan,” katz reported “it would also eliminate a program that provides state, private and tribal landholders with funding to help prevent and fight wildfires. Here's what that looks like. Facing a rif in 2025
