"But after 43 days on pause, things may not return to business as usual right away. For instance, federal workers are still awaiting backpay and air travel disruptions are expected to linger. And some impacts could continue much longer than six weeks, whether that's national parks trying to make up for lost visitor revenue or taxpayers waiting longer for refunds from a backlogged Internal Revenue Service (IRS)."
"Roughly 1.4 million federal workers have gone without pay for six weeks. Roughly half of them were required to keep working without paychecks, while hundreds of thousands of others were furloughed. Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told agency heads to direct furloughed employees to return to work Thursday. "Agencies should take all necessary steps to ensure that offices reopen in a prompt and orderly manner" on Thursday, Vought wrote in a Wednesday memo."
The federal government reopened after a 43-day shutdown, but many operations will not immediately return to normal. Approximately 1.4 million federal workers went without pay; about half worked through the shutdown while hundreds of thousands were furloughed. Agency leaders were instructed to reopen offices promptly and return furloughed workers. The enacted bill guarantees back pay and reverses attempted staffing reductions, though the timing of payments remains uncertain. Air travel disruptions and service delays are expected to continue, and agencies such as national parks and the IRS face longer-term revenue and backlog challenges. Funding expires Jan. 30, creating renewed shutdown risk.
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