US Edition‘I’m absolutely terrified’: Federal workers brace for potential government shutdown, mass layoffs
Federal agencies are directed to prepare for layoffs amid a funding stalemate, risking disruptions that could affect over 1.3 million Americans with tax extension requests, union leaders said.
- Congress faces a Tuesday night deadline to avoid a government shutdown that would begin if no funding deal is reached.
- This deadline arrives amid a stalemate between President Trump and congressional Democrats over the GOP's funding plan, with few expecting a breakthrough.
- Federal employees from 11 agencies report widespread fear and confusion, while the White House has directed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs based on program priorities.
- The administration intends to reduce the federal workforce by over 300,000 positions this year, and OPM guidance mandates that agencies must provide a 60-day advance notice for any reductions in force occurring before or during a potential government shutdown.
- The looming shutdown and layoffs have heightened anxiety among workers who struggle with uncertainty and potential financial hardship, while furloughed employees will receive retroactive pay after a shutdown ends.
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Federal agencies' government shutdown service and staff reduction
The federal government is poised to shut down on Oct. 1 after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a funding deal, triggering agency contingency plans that spell out who keeps working and what services stop. How a shutdown will work The Office of Personnel Management has issued government-wide instructions ahead of the Oct. 1 funding deadline. Employees fall into three categories: furloughed, required to work without …
Medicare, FEMA and air traffic control: How a government shutdown could impact public services
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Unions Sue Over Possible Government Layoffs During Shutdown
Federal worker unions are suing over what they contend are the Trump administration’s unlawful threats of mass firings if the Republicans and Democrats in Congress can’t reach a budget deal by midnight, forcing the US government to a shut down.
Read the email federal workers are getting hours before a potential government shutdown
Federal workers are being told to brace for a government shutdown.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesFederal employees received an email on Tuesday ahead of a potential government shutdown.The email blames Democrats for blocking a funding bill.Multiple agencies are set to furlough workers if the budget isn't passed by the deadline.Federal employees' inboxes are dinging — it's yet another email about their jobs.Employees of multiple departments shared w…
Hunger is already bad in Mass. A government shutdown will make it worse, food bank boss warns
The head of the Greater Boston Food Bank said Tuesday that she’s bracing for the impact that a seemingly guaranteed federal government shutdown will have on tens of thousands of federal workers who call the region home.
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About 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed in shutdown, nonpartisan CBO projects
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a barricade on Sept. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. If lawmakers fail to reach a bipartisan compromise on the funding bill, the federal government shutdown will begin at midnight. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A government shutdown could have significant economic consequences, though an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it’s difficult to pinpoint ramific…
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