Senior White House officials had not reviewed the Office of Management and Budget's sweeping order freezing federal grants and loans before it was issued, sources say.
By Monday, all OPM offices are expected to give political leaders staffing charts with plans for an initial 30% reduction for both feds and contractors.
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Another former OMB official said prior administrations have used Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) and Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) to reduce the headcount of certain agencies. But ...