It is time to begin RIF. That will be a precursor to the fall of this year, when Congress fails again to issue a budget and tries for a CramUbus bill that will get vetoed, if presented. Expected an even bigger gov’t shutdown in the fall and another, bigger opportunity for RIF. This is an awesome opportunity to shake up our government. Certainly hope it is used to advantage.
I’ve been seeing so much RiF talk/assumptions; always fact check...
Federal statute requires agencies to take reduction-in-force (RiF) action against employees who have been furloughed for 30 days or more, but that only applies in administrative furloughs. Furloughs of federal workers as a result of lapses in appropriation are called “emergency furloughs.
According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, reduction-in-force regulations don’t apply in such events:
“Reductions in force (RIF) furlough regulations and SES competitive furlough requirements are not applicable to emergency shutdown furloughs because the ultimate duration of an emergency shutdown furlough is unknown at the outset and is dependent entirely on Congressional action, rather than agency action. The RIF furlough regulations and SES competitive furlough requirements, on the other hand, contemplate planned, foreseeable, money-saving furloughs that, at the outset, are planned to exceed 30 days.”