HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — As the now 10-day federal government shutdown heads to the weekend, the Trump Administration says the planned layoffs of federal workers are underway.

Russ Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, tweeted this afternoon, “The RIFS have begun," referring to reductions in force.

As News 19 reported this week, the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents about 10,000 workers on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, is quite concerned about what's next for federal employees, including those eligible for retirement. Redstone Arsenal has about 22,000 civilian employees as part of its workforce.

News 19 contacted Alabama House District 4 U.S Rep. Robert Aderholt's office to clarify how retired workers would fare if they a

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