5 CFR Part 351 specifically allows RIFs due to budget cuts, reorgs, or lack of work. Though the RIFs have to be done with certain considerations. Ultimately it

5 CFR Part 351 specifically allows RIFs due to budget cuts, reorgs, or lack of work. Though the RIFs have to be done with certain considerations. Ultimately it is allowed for some reasons, and it's really up to the courts to decide if those are the real reasons for it happening.