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Federal Workers Endure Financial Strain and Fear Layoffs as the Government Shutdown Drags On
Two weeks into the shutdown, many federal workers in the DMV face financial strain and job uncertainty, with some planning to leave government roles, officials and workers said.
- Two weeks into the government shutdown, federal workers and former government employees in the DMV told 7News they face life-changing decisions about leaving government service.
- On Oct. 1 the shutdown began, touching off furloughs and layoffs tied to a funding fight as Democrats rejected a short-term fix and the Republican White House warned of no guaranteed back pay for roughly 750,000 furloughed employees while OMB said over 4,000 would be fired.
- Agencies have begun large-scale furloughs and layoffs, including the CDC furloughing 8,000 employees and the Treasury losing 1,446 workers, while the NLRB shrank from roughly 1,100 to fewer than a dozen.
- Furloughed workers face mounting financial strain, reporting late rent and unpaid bills as paychecks and TSP disbursements were delayed; unions have filed suit and urged Congress to end the shutdown.
- Republican leaders say they are using federal jobs as leverage, with warnings that cuts will deepen if the shutdown persists, while little progress is made. The stakes are higher than past stalemates.
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Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on
Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs.
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