The military is currently paid through February 1. If the shutdown goes on for weeks, more than 2.14 million active-duty military will be expected to work potentially without pay. However, the troops - including those in combat - could potentially not be paid during a shutdown.Īlso expected: If the shutdown continues through the weekend, many civilian Department of Defense employees might not be working, including instructors at military academies and maintenance contractors. The military is considered essential and would still report for duty. Some departments, such as the Department of Defense, the State Department and the Department of Labor, need at least half a day to prepare for a shutdown. These specific plans include information on how many employees would get furloughed, which employees are essential and would work without pay (for example, air traffic controllers, Secret Service agents and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory staff), how long it would take to wind down operations in the hours before a shutdown and what activities would come to a halt. Even before the government shuts down because of disarray in Congress, the OMB has plans in place for every government department and agency, all of which are laid out in significant detail on its website. The OMB oversees implementation of the executive branch’s initiatives and is in charge of alerting government employees about a government shutdown. A lot of details are still up in the air of how a government shutdown could play out, but protocols set by the Office of Management and Budget shed some light.
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