The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter.

At least 20,000 federal employees have reportedly accepted the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, totaling about 1% of the federal workforce. Last week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent an email to nearly 2.