contingency plans

A government shutdown Q&A for federal employees

Federal News Network is answering both common and specific questions on the impacts of a partial government shutdown on pay, benefits, retirement and more.

Government Shutdown

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, as Congress returns to a busy schedule and Democratic lawmakers are laboring to shoulder President Joe Biden's massive $3.5 trillion

OMB tells agencies to start planning for possible government shutdown

Government Shutdown

Feds more pessimistic than a month ago that a shutdown will happen

Government Shutdown