Federal Government Shutdown Deadline Approaching

The White House Budget Office is threatening mass firings if a government shutdown happens. Tthe directive, outlined in an Office of Management and Budget memo to agencies — includes instructions to target programs they are not legally required to continue. It represents a sharp break from the government’s handling of past shutdown scenarios and an escalation by the Trump Administration amid a standoff with Congressional Democrats over federal funding. In the memo, the budget office directs agencies to identify programs whose funds will lapse if Congress fails to meet the September 30th funding deadline.