The roughly 800 remaining full-time staffers at Voice of America are preparing for the worst as the US-funded international broadcaster is expected to issue mass termination notices this week, according to a report.

Four VOA employees familiar with internal discussions told the news site Politico on Wednesday that the network’s employees have been advised to expect reduction-in-force (RIF) notices in the coming days.

A senior staffer said conversations with officials at the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees VOA, indicate that the planned notices will effectively shut down the historic broadcaster, Politico reported.

The looming layoffs follow the earlier dismissal of nearly 600 contractors earlier this month by the Trump administration.

One VOA employee said the a

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