Shockwaves from the layoffs at various government agencies are expected to continue into the foreseeable future, and a host of government buildings could soon be sold as well. The Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency have already sent thousands of workers packing or off to new things via deferred resignations,

The potential scale of President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the U.S. federal government could become clearer on Thursday, the deadline for government agencies to submit plans for a second wave of mass layoffs and to slash their budgets.

Widespread confusion and fear rippled through the federal workforce Thursday as federal agencies faced a key deadline in President Donald Trump’s push to drastically downsize the government.