Federal agencies have until March 13 to submit plans to the Trump administration for large-scale layoffs, called a reduction in force.

The potential scale of President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the U.S. federal government could become clearer on Thursday, the deadline for government agencies to submit plans for a second wave of mass layoffs and to slash their budgets.

The Trump administration is expected on Friday to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. federal government after agencies were told to submit large-scale downsizing plans.