The federal government could shut down if Congress can’t reach an agreement to fund it by Sept. 30, but the Defense Depa
contingency plan
The high percentage of exempted employees is because the department consists of 40 branches with national security, law enforcement and criminal justice system responsibilities, the plan said.from September 2021 said 7% of the agency’s more than 14,000 workers would be required to work in the event of a shutdown.
Annual grant programs, the plan said,"including those that provide for emergency housing for the homeless and persons living with HIV/AIDS" will"continue to operate in states and local communities across the country when such grant funding has already been obligated."An Instagram post claimed that although U.S. support of Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, programs in the U.S.
If the federal government enters a shutdown, it will be because Congress did not provide new funding to continue running programs in the new fiscal year that begins in October.
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