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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why did he need the excuse of a shutdown to layoff?
Couldn't he do the same layoffs when there was no shutdown?
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Yes, but he has to follow the procedures of 'Reduction in Force' and show these jobs are not needed.
That is easy to do when they are deemed non-essential as part of a shutdown.[/quote]

That's not what "non-essential" means for purposes of a shutdown. It has a specific definition that makes it very limited who qualifies to keep working. It doesn't mean people not working aren't essential to the mission. Furthermore, and I speak from personal experience as someone who has liaisoned with OMB in prior shutdowns, they sometimes use their executive authority to cast the net wider than it needs to be to prove a point or for political reasons. I'd say that happens quite a lot, actually.

I wish people would understand that. [/quote]

Correct.  Contracting officers or HR, for example, might be deemed “nonessential” during a shutdown; however, they certainly become essential once the government re-opens.[/quote]

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