The White House has put in motion plans for its largest wave of federal layoffs. In a memo sent to government agencies on Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management said departments should prepare for major “reductions in force” over the next two weeks. The order exempts postal workers, military personnel, political appointees and immigration and law enforcement jobs. Since coming to office, the Trump administration has laid off tens of thousands of probationary workers, put employees on administrative leave and pushed others to prematurely resign by offering “buyouts” and imposing a return-to-office policy.

Trump also moved on Wednesday to expand Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” requiring government contracts, grants and loans come under a centralized payment system that will be overseen by DOGE.