A memo from the White House on Wednesday gave federal agencies two weeks to submit plans for widespread layoffs in the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal government.

The White House has put in motion plans for its largest wave of federal layoffs. In a memo sent to government agencies on Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management said departments should prepare for major “reductions in force” over the next two weeks.

Dan Bishop, nominee for deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, advanced 8-1. Ranking member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) was the lone dissenter. Trump nominated Bishop, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina,

A federal judge on Thursday expressed doubt that the White House's Office of Management and Budget's attempt to freeze up to $3 trillion in federal funding was within the agency's constitutional authority.

The moves were spearheaded by powerful Trump ally Elon Musk, a CFPB critic, and Russell Vought, who heads the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. The events put the future of the CFPB in doubt.

President Donald J. Trump recently issued a new executive order (EO) that will require “independent agencies” to submit their rulemaking to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Interestingly (but unsurprisingly),

Gov. JB Pritzker and 16 Illinois Democrats sent a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought on Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $1.88 billion in federal funding to Illinois.

The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans by March 13, according to a memo.

Trump orders temporary funding freeze that could affect trillions of dollars The White House is pausing ... Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position Vought held ...

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aiming to expand the White House’s authority over various independent regulatory agencies, a move likely to prompt legal challenges. Trump issued

The order weighing on the federal agency's independence could also have implications on enforcement activity, concerned observers say.

The Trump administration has taken another step to centralize the executive branch with a new order that “reins in independent agencies.” | The White House's latest executive order would give the president greater control over federal agencies typically shielded by cross-term leadership appointments and dismissal protections.