Such staff cuts would burden the Trump admin will TONS of civil suits based on the Antideficiency Act …Oh? … Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, whose office oversees apportionment law and has led the administration’s preparation for terminations, have repeatedly said mass dismissals would come during a government shutdown. Those plans, which have yet to take effect, outline firings for fewer than 16,000 people, a senior White House official said, a smaller RIF than what the White House had previously projected…. But we’re not in those times right now.” Nonetheless, Owen predicted the Trump administration would end up reversing most RIF actions it tries to undertake during the shutdown. Over the past several months, Owen noted, he has represented many federal workers dismissed by Trump whose firings have since been rescinded More…Like this: Like Loading...