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As of this afternoon, there is no clear path forward with Congress and the administration to end the government shutdown. While those efforts continue, you and other federal employees are suffering through uncertainty and confusion.
Many more federal employees have been labeled excepted workers in this shutdown than in the 16-day 2013 shutdown. At the IRS, some 35,000 employees are determined excepted, with the vast majority of those working in Wage and Investment. The IRS has the discretion to determine which employees remain on the job and which receive furlough notices, subject to the broad parameters determined by the Office of Management and Budget and agency heads in accordance with the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Read the full story and get helpful resources on NTEU's Shutdown page for members.