2023 Federal Shutdown News & Information
Shutdown Averted, for Now…
With just hours to spare, the House and Senate passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown on Saturday night. The Continuing Resolution keeps the federal government open through mid-November, allowing just 45 days for Republican-led House of...
OPM Shutdown Guidance
OPM has updated its shutdown furlough guidance webpage and includes an Addendum to the 2021 Guidance for Shutdown Furloughs. In addition, OPM also issued new Special Instructions for Agencies Affected by a Possible Lapse in Appropriations Starting on October 1, 2023.
Impending Government Shutdown Effect on MTC Federal Contract Workforce
The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, is monitoring the budget process as Congress works on a path that would fund the federal government past this Saturday, Sept. 30. To date, an agreement has not been reached, and a partial or full government shutdown could begin at...
Impending Government Shutdown Effect on MTC Federal Government Employees
The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, is monitoring the budget process as Congress works on a path that would fund the federal government past this Saturday, Sept. 30. To date, an agreement has not been reached, and a partial or full government shutdown could begin at...
ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Fund the Federal Government
Congress needs to act urgently and pass a short-term government spending bill, called a continuing resolution (or CR), by September 30 to avoid a federal government shutdown on October 1, 2023. If Congress fails to pass a bill to fund the government, the...
DOE Implementation Activities Plan in the Case of a Lapse of Appropriations
Originally posted on the DOE website September 6, 2023 Department of Energy Lapse of Appropriations Plan 1. How would DOE implement plans for operating in the event of a lapse of appropriations? DOE has a written Order entitled Operating in the Event of a Lapse in...
Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching Us Toward a Government Shutdown
September 20, 2023 While President Biden has been in New York this week showcasing America’s global leadership on the world stage, extreme House Republicans are consumed by chaos and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would damage our communities,...
US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected?
Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed "essential" would remain on the job, but...
CBO 2019 Report: The Effects of the Partial Shutdown Ending in January 2019
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the effects of the five-week partial shutdown of the government that began in December 2018 and ran through January 25, 2019. Their findings showed that the partial shutdown delayed approximately $18 billion in federal...
Spoiling for Shutdown: Republicans Restart Budget Calendar
A September 19, 2023, report from the Democrats on the House Committee on the Budget calls shutdowns costly and foolish. The committee report says the Republican-induced shutdown would divert resources from their intended purpose causing agencies to create shutdown...