FedScoop: “Federal agencies are directed to submit reductions in force and reorganization plans by March 13, setting the stage for more workforce terminations. A memo from the Office of Personnel Management sent Wednesday [February 25, 2025] tells agency heads that their plans to reduce the workforce and reorganize departments are required to comply with the executive to implement the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency and its mission to optimize the federal workforce. Agencies have to seek reductions in non-critical agency components and enable staff to focus on “higher-value activities,” the memo states.” Just a call out of major directions in the memo that clearly set the stage for firing large numbers of federal government employees, moving more remaining federal jobs out of the MD. DC, area (DMV)

• The agency’s plan to ensure that employees are grouped, to the greatest extent possible,based on like duties and job functions to promote effective collaboration and management,and that the agency’s real estate footprint is aligned with cross-agency efforts coordinatedby GSA to establish regional federal office hubs.
• Any proposed relocations of agency bureaus and offices from Washington, D.C. and the National Capital Region to less-costly parts of the country.
• The competitive areas for subsequent large-scale RIFs…