Does anyone have thoughts on the theory that after 30 days of shutdown, it's easier to remove otherwise protected employees? The source I saw doesn't seem parti

Does anyone have thoughts on the theory that after 30 days of shutdown, it's easier to remove otherwise protected employees? The source I saw doesn't seem particularly trustworthy (https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/omb_issues_guidance_on_reduction_in_force_layoffs_due_to_partial_shutdown.html https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/omb_issues_guid...) but the argument seems plausible enough. The idea is that a fast-tracked "Reduction in Force" reorganization plan intended to permanently downsize the government could be backdated to the beginning of the shutdown, thus giving Trump considerable leverage over Congress. Is there anything to this argument?