"Agencies will now shutter for the first time since 2019 amid President Trump's continued threat to lay off large portions of the federal workforce. The Office of Management and Budget has directed agencies to consider issuing reduction-in-force notices to all employees whose salaries are funded by annual appropriations and who work on issues that are not Trump priorities. The president reiterated that threat on Tuesday."
"There is no connection between shutdowns and RIFs and the two have never been previously connected. Instead, agencies have placed portions of their workforces in unpaid furlough status for the duration of a shutdown and brought them back when the government reopens. Employees funded through mechanisms other than annual appropriations, as well as those necessary to protect life and property, are considered either "exempted" or "excepted" and work throughout shutdowns on only the promise of backpay."
Congress failed to pass fiscal 2026 funding, leaving the government to shut down and prompting widespread furloughs and unpaid work. A Senate vote rejected a seven-week stopgap measure 55-45 after most Democrats blocked the House-backed bill; Republicans supported the measure but it fell short of the 60-vote threshold. Agencies will close for the first time since 2019, and the Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to consider issuing reduction-in-force notices for employees funded by annual appropriations who do work outside presidential priorities. Approximately 550,000 employees will be furloughed and are guaranteed backpay when the government reopens.
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