{"id":43893,"date":"2024-01-18T15:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/18\/federal-offices-to-shut-saturday-unless-congress-acts-quickly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:06:47","slug":"federal-offices-to-shut-saturday-unless-congress-acts-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2024\/01\/18\/federal-offices-to-shut-saturday-unless-congress-acts-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal offices to shut Saturday unless Congress acts quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some veterans support services and other federal programs will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/12\/27\/new-year-brings-same-government-shutdown-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">begin shutting down Saturday morning<\/a> unless congressional lawmakers can pass another last-minute budget extension by midnight on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per the Office of Management and Budget, two business days before funds expire, agencies are to notify employees of the status of appropriations. A Biden administration official said initial communication to agencies about lapse planning began Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate lawmakers are poised to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/01\/15\/lawmakers-scramble-for-solutions-with-shutdown-deadline-just-days-away\/\" target=\"_blank\"> pass a budget extension on Thursday<\/a>, funding all government operations through March 1 and some \u2014 including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/congress\/2024\/01\/18\/biden-hosts-hill-leaders-as-congress-inches-toward-ukraine-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Defense<\/a> \u2014 through March 8. The legislation still only allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/budget\/2024\/01\/08\/congressional-leaders-agree-on-spending-key-step-to-averting-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\">spending at fiscal 2023 levels<\/a>, limiting new program starts and equipment purchases. But it would prevent a partial government shutdown prompted by an appropriations lapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one back home wants to see a shutdown or chaos, so let\u2019s quickly pass this and work to finalize serious appropriations bills, free of partisan poison pills, that protect key investments in our country\u2019s future,\u201d Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement on the budget plan Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/12\/27\/new-year-brings-same-government-shutdown-threats\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capitol-Sun.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New year brings same government shutdown threats<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Congress enters 2024 without a clear plan for federal spending, just a few weeks before another budget deadline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/11\/15\/house-votes-to-prevent-a-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\">House leaders<\/a> have said they will take up the measure ahead of the Friday night deadline, but the timing \u2014 and support for that \u2014 remains unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far-right members of the House GOP caucus have said they do not want any more short-term budget measures. At the same time, other Republicans are trying to steer away from massive omnibus packages, signaling perhaps the original intent behind the two-step continuing resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should another extension fail, funding for the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs would all end, forcing a series of closures at each of those agencies. Some military construction funding would also be impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shutdown impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most VA operations were funded through advance appropriations approved last year, meaning the effects of a budget lapse would be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, VA press secretary Terrence Hayes said if Congress misses the Friday deadline \u201cthere would be no impact on veteran healthcare, burials would continue at VA national cemeteries, and VA would continue to process and deliver benefits to veterans, including compensation, pension, education, and housing benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, most outreach services would shutter, he said. Public-facing regional offices would be closed, as would career counseling and transition assistance programs. Cemetery grounds maintenance would be postponed until a budget deal is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 4% of the VA staff \u2014 around 18,000 VA staffers \u2014 could be furloughed during a partial shutdown, although exact numbers would depend on what other funding is available to department planners.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/09\/28\/are-you-essential-what-happens-to-your-job-in-a-government-shutdown\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19010655850326.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What happens to \u2018essential\u2019 federal employees in a government shutdown?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The only thing guaranteed at this point is that a shutdown, even a short one, would affect wide swaths of the workforce.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Department of Agriculture, about 59% of the agency\u2019s 97,000 employees would be furloughed in the event of a shutdown. Certain functions funded by the Inflation Reduction Act or other funding legislation would be allowed to continue, like the Farm Service Agency\u2019s loan program and the Forest Service. Regulatory food inspections to maintain public health are also deemed critical functions. Other administrative, research and clerical work would cease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 18,000 Department of Transportation workers would face furloughs, equally roughly a third of the workforce, according to the agency\u2019s shutdown plan on file with OMB. However, sub-agencies paid out of the Highway Trust Fund or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are not solely reliant on annual appropriations and thus may continue operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, the Federal Aviation Administration would retain about 63% of its workforce to maintain air traffic control, though there could still be disruptions to travel if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/federal-oversight\/congress\/2023\/09\/27\/buttigieg-says-shutdown-would-decimate-hiring-of-air-traffic-controllers\/\" target=\"_blank\">employees must work without pay. <\/a>Aviation policymaking, bringing on new air traffic controllers, and facility inspections would be halted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy would continue to operate on funding other than annual appropriations in the name of national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/documents\/HUDCONTINGENCYPLANFINAL.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Housing and Urban Development<\/a>, a largely public-facing agency that assists with housing and rental assistance, would close its headquarters and field offices if funds run out. The majority \u2014 about 80% \u2014 of employees are barred from working during a shutdown. The department said in its plan that monthly subsidy programs and fair housing activities could be impacted severely by a shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/09\/05\/federal-agency-contingency-plans-lay-in-wait-for-shutdown-notices\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1095055188.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Federal agency contingency plans lay in wait for shutdown notices<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday with just a few weeks before a possible partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the Department of Energy\u2019s funding is multi-year or \u201cno year.\u201d But if available funds are exhausted by a lengthy shutdown, that could stop any non-essential work and lead to subsequent furloughs. As of August, the department said 1,040 employees are fully or partially funded by multi-year appropriations and could keep working even if the department\u2019s base funds are depleted. The National Nuclear Security Administration would continue to safeguard nuclear reactors and other scientific equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works division also receives some funding under the Energy-Water appropriations bill. In any case, operations to secure hydropower plants, commercial locks and flood control projects would continue with minimal staffing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House and Senate have until Friday night to pass another short-term budget extension or trigger a partial government 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