The Education Department closed its offices on Wednesday shortly after cutting its workforce in half. This all come on the heels on Secretary McMahon’s confirmation, who has, along with President Trump, announced her intention to shutter the department for good. 

From CBS News. Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, D.C., as well as regional offices, will be closed Wednesday, according to an email obtained by CBS News.

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The email, from James Hairfield of the Office of Security, Facilities and Logistics, said that the offices will be closed “for security reasons.”

Staff with approved telework agreements were told they can work from home Wednesday. …

Offices will reopen on Thursday, “at which time in-person presence will resume,” according to the message.

The directive from Hairfield came hours before the department announced it would be cutting its workforce nearly in half, from 4,133 workers to about 2,183. …

The Department of Education faces continued uncertainty amid possible plans from President Trump to unwind the agency. The president is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of dissolving the department. The timing of the move, however, remains unclear. …

Getting rid of the Department of Education would require congressional approval and faces a steep hurdle in the Senate, where 60 votes would be needed for such a plan to advance.

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