The White House initiated widespread layoffs on Friday as the government shutdown continued, including the elimination of an entire department within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
According to an administration official who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation, all employees of the Community Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) were issued layoff notices. The move follows repeated warnings from White House officials that the administration would proceed with large-scale staffing and budget cuts if Democrats did not act to reopen the government.
