Federal Employee Resource Center

As of February 23, 2026, most of the federal government is funded through the end of the fiscal year. The Department of Homeland Security is not. Congress passed full-year appropri...

Every federal employee knows the tension of a shutdown week: unclear guidance, shifting emails, and pressure to “keep things running.” But when that confusion spills into time-and-...

Federal employees may feel relief that the recent shutdown ended, but a quiet change by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) deserves attention. OPM recently removed language f...

Many federal employees woke up this morning hoping for closure. The partial shutdown is only a few days old, and there is a real chance it ends later today. If that happens, some f...

For many federal employees, the word “reopening” sounds like relief. But this week’s partial government shutdown illustrates an uncomfortable truth: reopening parts of the governme...

Federal employees received an unexpected update late Thursday afternoon: according to the New York Times, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, and the White House have reached a f...

Federal employees woke up this morning to something that has been missing for days: a credible offramp from a government shutdown. Not a promise, not a done deal—but a real procedu...

As the January 30 funding deadline approaches, the question facing federal employees has shifted. The issue is no longer whether a shutdown will occur, but how wide it will be—and ...

As the January 30 funding deadline approaches, federal employees are entering what can fairly be called the danger zone. With only days left on the calendar, Congress remains locke...

Federal employees are operating in an environment of sustained uncertainty. Shutdown risk, conflicting public narratives, and highly visible violence create a constant sense that c...

As the week of January 26 begins, the risk of a partial government shutdown has escalated sharply. What began as routine budget brinkmanship has turned into a high-stakes standoff ...

As of the final week before the January 30, 2026 funding deadline, the risk of a partial government shutdown has materially increased. This shift is not driven by abstract budget m...