The White House’s budget office is warning agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down, according to Politico .

A memo drafted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and obtained by Politico orders agencies to look for programs whose funds will run out if Congress does not provide funding for the federal government by Sept. 30.

If the government is not funded by midnight, Oct. 1, it will shut down.

The memo reads that the identified programs should be targeted for large reductions, which could force the permanent loss of jobs that the office deems “not consistent” with President Donald Trump’s priorities, according to the memo.

During a government shutdown, federal employees work without pay and some are even at risk of being furloughed. National parks a

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