Government Shutdown Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: About 75 demostrators rally during a press conference outside the Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Current and former Department of Labor workers and their supporters rallied in protest of the workforce cuts in the department’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Bureau of International Labor Affairs by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge halts federal reductions-in-force amid shutdown

A federal judge in California said the RIFs appear to be “politically motivated” and temporarily halted efforts to carry them out.

Oct 15, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Federal agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…

Oct 14, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…

Oct 10, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder

A view of the entrance of Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats

The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations.

Oct 2, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on October 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Data error causes already RIF’d State Department workers to get furlough info

That included notifications that roles were “excepted” during a shutdown. A spokesperson pointed to “minor data” discrepancies, which the agency worked to fix.

Oct 2, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How federal IT shops are continuing work during the shutdown

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions.

Oct 2, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

A National Park Service sign indicating that the Washington Monument is closed due to the government shutdown, on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions.

Oct 1, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder Matt Bracken

The Daily Scoop Podcast

The federal government shuts down; Takeaways from Hegseth’s meeting with the military’s top brass

For the first time since 2019, also during a Trump administration, federal appropriations have lapsed, resulting in furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors…

Oct 1, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Inside GSA’s rollout of USAi

GSA Chief AI Officer Zach Whitman shares exclusive details on the new initiative.

Sep 30, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

White House directs agencies to consider staff reductions in case of shutdown; CISA alerts federal agencies of widespread Cisco zero-days

The White House Office of Management and Budget is instructing agencies to consider reducing staff for programs that have a lapse in funding in the event of…

Sep 29, 2025 By FedScoop Staff