Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The first day of the federal funding lapse closed with clearer operational impacts across immigration and public services, even as Congress remained stuck. The Senate failed to advance competing stopgap measures, leaving no immediate path to reopen the government. Hiring & immigration: The E-Verify website now carries a shutdown banner stating that, "due to the lapse in federal funding," the system is unavailable and employers
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
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
Sep 29, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
With federal funding set to lapse at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, Congress is racing to pass a short-term measure but has not yet reached agreement. If no deal materializes, agencies will begin executing "lapse in appropriations" plans-furloughing non-excepted staff while keeping life-and-property functions running. Social Security payments and mail delivery continue, but many administrative services
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
With a partial U.S. government shutdown days away, the White House ordered federal agencies to prepare reduction-in-force (RIF) plans that could permanently eliminate positions in programs that would lose funding next week, according to new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The instructions raise the stakes well beyond familiar furloughs and come as negotiations over a stopgap bill remain stalled on Capitol Hill.
Sep 22, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
Since our Sept. 21 story, the shutdown odds have ticked up. On Sept. 19, the Senate failed to advance both a Republican stopgap bill and a Democratic alternative, and as of Sunday night lawmakers indicated the Senate won't return for votes until Sept. 29, leaving only hours before funding runs out at midnight going into Oct. 1 (ET). The House is currently out but is slated to convene again this week ahead of the deadline, according to the Clerk's schedule.
Sep 21, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
With the federal funding deadline set for September 30, Congress remains at loggerheads and the odds of a partial government shutdown are rising. If funding lapses on October 1, immigration and employment-verification services will not grind to a total halt, but the impact will vary by agency. For Korean Americans, Korean employers, students, and visitors, the practical question is what can still move forward
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