You tube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bmvx64uwsk&feature=youtu.be
I don't know that any of this information was from Janda's insider sources. He is just putting the facts together. The whole 22 minutes are relevant but begin at 11:43 minutes if you are in a hurry. My quick notes follow. Listen for yourself and correct me if necessary.
It appears that an RIF (reduction in force) is definitely viable and could easily happen if Pelosi won't budge on the wall by Feb 15th. (I for one am hoping she doesn't budge).
It has been stated that they can't do an RIF if it is not an administrative shutdown. The shutdown we just came out of was considered an emergency shutdown. What are the requirements for an RIF administrative shut down? After 30 days, the Office of management and budget kicked the RIF issue over to the Office of personnel Management. The opinions offered so far were 1) An RIF can be determined anytime there is a shortage of funds. 2) A reorganization plan has to be in place first. 3) Another notice might have to be created to switch from emergency to administrative.
Guess what? A reorganization plan was requested by Trump by Executive Order 13781 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/16/2017-05399/comprehensive-plan-for-reorganizing-the-executive-branch last March 13, 2017 and the Dept Heads were given 6 months to complete it. So the whole reorg plan should have been in place since Sept 13, 2017. All staff are already graded - and that number determines who they have to let go in an RIF. This last shut down gave the Directors an opportunity to review or revise their plan.
Additionally, (and very interestingly) Personnel management issued a statement at the end of this last shut down that going forward, persons who didn't show up during a shutdown would be considered AWOL. I don't know any more than that, but I know they fire people for AWOL.
So it seems that everything is now in place to carry out an RIF if there is another shutdown. This leads me to believe that even if Trump declares a national emergency and begins building the wall, that he might still not agree to open the government if Pelosi won't play, thereby allowing him to start the RIF process.
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[–] 16452021? 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
That’s for people working, not getting paid, and just don’t show up at work. Standard practice. They can just use leave.
[–] 16452136? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The OPM found it necessary to issue this memo even if you don't,
[–] 16468930? ago
Because people were doing it during the shutdown. People needed reminder to keep working, regardless how backwards it all was with no clue to an end in sight at the time.