WASHINGTON >> The White House said today that it had started to conduct another round of layoffs targeting federal workers, as President Donald Trump looked to seize on the government shutdown to cut agencies, cull the civil workforce and pressure Democrats into accepting his fiscal demands.

Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened to fire federal workers during the shutdown standoff. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Office Of Management and Budget said the layoffs are “substantial,” multiple outlets reported.

The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the US government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal workforce during the...

The Trump administration will begin dismissing federal workers if President Donald Trump deems ongoing negotiations with congressional Democrats over ending the partial shutdown to be going...

WASHINGTON - The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed through on a threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were under way at the Treasury Department, the U.S. health agency and the departments of education, commerce, and Homeland Security's cybersecurity division, spokespeople said, but the total extent of the layoffs was not immediately clear. Roughly 300,000 federal civilian workers had already been set to leave their jobs this year due to a downsizing campaign initiated earlier this year by Trump.