A report has revealed that around 800 full-time employees at Voice of America are bracing themselves for potential mass layoffs, as the US-funded broadcaster is likely to send out termination notices soon.

According to four VOA staff members who are privy to internal talks cited by Politico, the employees have been cautioned to be prepared for reduction-in-force (RIF) notifications in the days ahead.

Information from a senior official suggests that discussions with the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the entity supervising VOA, indicate that the impending notices could effectively result in the closure of the long-standing broadcaster, as per the Politico report.

The looming layoffs follow the earlier dismissal of nearly 600 contractors earlier this month by the Trump administration.

One VOA employee said the agency’s human resources department had been informed that RIF notices could go out as early as Wednesday.

The wave of cuts comes in the wake of a March 15 executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which called for Voice of America and several other agencies to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

The president has frequently attacked the broadcaster, calling it “anti-Trump” and dubbing it “The Voice of Radical America.”

VOA employees, however, maintain they have adhered to their mission of delivering nonpartisan journalism.

“Even if somehow the organization can survive in some form, it would take years for our newsroom to overcome the trauma of being beaten up just for doing our job,” said VOA White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the administration.

“I don’t know how we can return to our mandate to report the facts without fear or favor.”

Since March, most VOA operations have remained dark. A limited number of staffers have returned to the office in recent weeks, which employees believe is an attempt by USAGM senior adviser Kari Lake, a close Trump ally, to maintain the legal bare minimum required for agency operation.

Lake has also announced that content from the right-leaning One America News Network will now be distributed through VOA channels.

Despite legal challenges mounted by VOA employees claiming the shutdown violates First Amendment protections, a federal appeals court last week declined to block the administration’s efforts.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents VOA staff, has demanded to bargain over the RIFs, but two employees say USAGM has yet to respond — a move that could breach the union’s collective bargaining agreement.

USAGM, the Department of Government Efficiency, and the White House all declined to comment.

As the final staff departures appear imminent, VOA’s website remains frozen in time. Its most recent article is dated March 15 — the day the president’s order was signed.