As government shutdown approaches, agencies to tell workers that furloughs are coming
Government agencies will begin warning their workers Thursday morning that they are preparing for a government shutdown -- and that they might have to go without pay. Government agencies will begin warning their workers Thursday morning that they are preparing for a government shutdown -- and that they might have to go without pay. Lawmakers have until the end of the day Sept. 30 to reach a deal to fund the federal government. If Congress doesn't act, the government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sunday -- a situation that appears increasingly likely. On Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget gave the agencies the official heads up of a looming shutdown , according to two officials. MORE: Which federal programs would be impacted first in a government shutdown The morning sky brightens over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 28, 2023. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The procedural moves came as the union for the United States Capitol Police warned its members that...