OMB Memo M-19-09 Reopening Departments and Agencies, January 25, 2019
January 25, 2019
It is expected that Congress will vote soon on legislation to reopen agencies with funding through February 15 and the President will sign the bill. Department employees should watch the news tonight and over the weekend. Once the CR is signed, employees are expected to report to work on their next scheduled work day, Monday for most employees.
In anticipation of a bill being passed and signed, the National Finance Center (NFC) is preparing to pay staff as soon as possible for the two missed pay periods. NFC has advised that employees can expect to be paid no later than Thursday, January 31st.
Lapse in Appropriations Update, January 25, 2019
OPM Furlough FAQs, January 18, 2019
OPM Fact Sheet: Pay and Benefits Information for Employees Affected by the Lapse in Appropriations
Message from the Acting Attorney General to Department of Justice Employees and Contractors, January 11, 2019
Message from the Deputy Attorney General, January 7, 2019
Lapse in Appropriations Update, January 10, 2019
Ethics Issues That May Arise in the Event of a Lapse of Appropriations
M-18-06, Status of Agency Operations, December 21, 2018
OMB Bulletin No. 19-02, Apportionment of Obligational Authority for Necessary Agency Operations in the Absence of Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations, December 21, 2018