Washington’s emptying offices: a new way to trim fat, one paycheck at a time
Federal layoffs are hammering through Washington, and this is not some neutral belt-tightening. The government shutdown has become a weapon. It is not about budgets. It is about purging agencies of workers deemed politically inconvenient. Offices are emptying, programs are freezing, and the effects are already spilling into public life. People are losing paychecks. Families …
