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<!--[--><!--[--><!-->--><!--[--><!--[--><!-->--><!--]--><!--[--><!-->[--><!--[!--><!--><p class="g-text svelte-wbgwfj">[--><!-->If the government shuts down on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of workers will be sent home without pay, disrupting a wide range of federal programs. Despite the imminent deadline, not all agencies have released contingency plans for how they would operate. Here’s what we know so far.--><!--]--><!--></p>--><!--]--><!--]--><!-->]--><!--[--><!-->[--><!--><figure class="g-wrapper svelte-usvsk3 g-needs-margin-block" style="-g-wrapper_margin-block:10px 30px;-g-wrapper_margin-top:10px;-g-wrapper_margin-bottom:30px;-g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance">[!--><!--]--> <!--[!--><!--]--> <div class="g-block g-block-margin svelte-rhgw2n g-margin-inline"><div class="g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-rhgw2n"><!-->[!--><!--]--> <div class="g-wrapper_main-content svelte-usvsk3 g-overflow-visible"><!--[!--><!--]--> <div class="g-wrapper_main_content_slot svelte-usvsk3"><!-->--><!--[!--><!--><div class="g-agencies-table svelte-w5o6wm"><table class="svelte-w5o6wm"><thead><tr><th class="svelte-w5o6wm">Agency</th><th class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">Total<br />employees</th><th class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">Planned<br />furloughs</th><th class="svelte-w5o6wm">Share</th></tr></thead><tbody>[--><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm"><div class="g-agency-info svelte-w5o6wm"><!--[!--><!--]--> <span class="g-name svelte-w5o6wm">Environmental Protection Agency</span></p></div></td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">15,166</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">13,432</td><td class="g-pct g-high svelte-w5o6wm">89<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">2,447</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">2,117</td><td class="g-pct g-high svelte-w5o6wm">87<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">42,984</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">34,711</td><td class="g-pct g-high svelte-w5o6wm">81<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">12,916</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">9,775</td><td class="g-pct g-high svelte-w5o6wm">76<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">26,995</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">16,651</td><td class="g-pct g-medium svelte-w5o6wm">62<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm"><div class="g-agency-info svelte-w5o6wm"><!--[!--><!--]--> <p><span class="g-name svelte-w5o6wm">Defense (civilian workforce)</span></p></div></td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">741,477</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">334,904</td><td class="g-pct g-medium svelte-w5o6wm">45<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm"><div class="g-agency-info svelte-w5o6wm"><!--[!--><!--]--> <p><span class="g-name svelte-w5o6wm">Health and Human Services</span></p></div></td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">79,717</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">32,460</td><td class="g-pct g-medium svelte-w5o6wm">41<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm"><div class="g-agency-info svelte-w5o6wm"><!--[!--><!--]--> <p><span class="g-name svelte-w5o6wm">Small Business Administration</span></p></div></td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">6,201</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">1,456</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">23<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">53,717</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">12,213</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">23<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">51,825</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">6,197</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">12<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">115,131</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">12,840</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">11<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm"><div class="g-agency-info svelte-w5o6wm"><!--[!--><!--]--> <p><span class="g-name svelte-w5o6wm">Office of Personnel Management</span></p></div></td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">2,007</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">210</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">10<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">271,927</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">14,184</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">5<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><tr><td class="svelte-w5o6wm" /><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">461,499</td><td class="g-number svelte-w5o6wm">14,874</td><td class="g-pct g-low svelte-w5o6wm">3<span class="g-percent-sign">%</span></td></tr><!--]--></tbody></table> <!--[!--><!--]--></div><!-->]--><!-->--></div></div> <!--[!--><!--]--><!--></div></div>--> <!--[--><div class="g-block g-block-margin svelte-rhgw2n g-margin-inline"><div class="g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-rhgw2n"><!-->--><!--> --><!--[--><div class="g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-v3m00m"><!--[!--><!--]--> <!--[--><p class="g-source svelte-v3m00m"><!-->Sources: Official government agency websites--></p><!--]--> <!--[--><p class="g-note svelte-v3m00m"><!-->Data does not necessarily reflect the most up-to-date employment numbers for an agency’s total work force; some agencies provided numbers based on personnel data from as early as March 2025.--></p><!--]--> <!--[!--><!--]--></div><!--]--><!--> --><!-->--></div></div><!--]--><!--></figure>--><!--]--><!-->]--><!--[--><!-->[--><!--[!--><!--><p class="g-text svelte-wbgwfj">[--><!-->The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/government-shutdown-congress.html">impacts </a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/government-shutdown-congress.html">will</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/government-shutdown-congress.html"> vary</a> from department to department. Some services and programs will continue mostly uninterrupted if they are self-funded or considered “mandatory” spending, such as the Postal Service and Social Security benefits.--><!--]--><!--></p>--><!--]--><!--]--><!-->]--><!--[--><!-->[--><!--[!--><!--><p class="g-text svelte-wbgwfj">[--><!-->Some employees will be required to report to work during the shutdown, and many will do so without pay until funding is restored. This includes workers deemed “essential” to protecting life and property, such as federal law enforcement officers, active-duty troops and air traffic controllers.--><!--]--><!--></p>--><!--]--><!--]--><!-->]--><!--[--><!-->[--><!--[!--><!--><p class="g-text svelte-wbgwfj">[--><!-->Some shutdowns have ended <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/30/us/government-shutdown-funding.html">after a few days</a>, but this impasse is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/government-shutdown-deadlock.html">particularly contentious</a>. The White House also threatened last week to use a shutdown to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/us/politics/federal-government-shutdown-trump.html">carry out another round of mass firings</a>.--><!--]--><!--></p>--><!--]--><!--]--><!-->]--><!--]--><!-->--><!-->]--> <!--[!--><!--]--><!--]-->
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