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RIF Notices and Shutdowns: How the Trump Administration Could Exploit Shutdowns to Bypass Federal Employee Protections

The 2025 federal government shutdown has already created widespread uncertainty for civil servants and military personnel alike, but a newly theorized scenario could make the situation even more precarious: using the shutdown as justification to ignore statutory RIF (Reduction in Force) notice periods. Typically, federal employees facing a RIF are entitled to 60 days’ advanceContinue reading “RIF Notices and Shutdowns: How the Trump Administration Could Exploit Shutdowns to Bypass Federal Employee Protections”

The 2025 federal government shutdown is no longer just a political standoff — it is now a structural stress test for the U.S. federal workforce, with confirmed RIFs (Reductions in Force) already underway and backpay for furloughed employees still uncertain. Together, these developments are creating conditions that could trigger what many might call a “GreatContinue reading “RIFs, Shutdowns, and the Coming Exodus: Why the Federal Workforce Could Face a Great Resignation 2.0”