CNN is tracking the chaotic and rapidly evolving firings and layoffs at federal offices in Washington and across the United States.

The Trump administration Wednesday ordered heads of federal departments and agencies to prepare to initiate "large-scale reductions in force" by March 13

President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions

Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ’s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government.