Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Jason

U.S. Government Shutdown Hours Away: What Stops, What Continues for Korean Americans

Federal funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and agencies are preparing to execute legally required "lapse in appropriations" plans unless Congress passes a stopgap bill in time. Those plans furlough many non-excepted employees while keeping life-and-property functions running. The Office of Personnel Management has circulated special instructions for an orderly