Government Shutdown Imminent: Agencies Lack Public Contingency Plans Days Before Sept. 30 Deadline
Government Shutdown Imminent: Agencies Lack Public Contingency Plans Days Before Sept. 30 Deadline With the Sept. 30 deadline for fiscal 2026 appropriations just days away, federal agencies are grappling with unprecedented uncertainty as the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website, typically a repository for shutdown contingency plans, remains completely blank. This critical lack of transparency leaves millions of federal employees and essential government services in limbo, as lawmakers remain far from a spending agreement. Historically, agencies publish…