Government shutdown threats usda submitted its contingency plan anticipating a shutdown The office of personnel management (opm) has updated its guidance on government shutdowns clarifying how agencies should handle reduction in force (rif) procedures during lapses in appropriations The plan includes permanent job cuts if funding lapses
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Overview office of management and budget (omb) requires the u.s
Department of agriculture (usda or the department) to maintain a plan for agency operations in the absence of appropriations
This plan has been developed to meet omb requirements and has been sectioned out by the department’s agencies and staff offices This plan may be modified whenever there is a change in the source of. A list of agencies has also now been The usda says it is ready in the event of a federal government shutdown wednesday in the absence of budget legislation, while opposition democrats in congress are warning of potential further cuts to the federal workforce, which the white house has threatened.
The plan calls for a number of reconsiderations in the event the shutdown persists longer than 5 days This could include, for example a farm loan employee or other staff member on call at usda service centers, or the reinstatement of some furloughed employees to deal with wildfire management. Despite layoff threat, some feds see government shutdown as an opportunity to push back on trump’s ‘lawlessness’ federal employees and members of congress who spoke at monday’s press.
