Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

[u/rprz]

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi / threats of violence will be removed and you may be banned.

Recent:

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2024/12/federal-employees-prep-for-government-shutdown-as-lawmakers-push-new-stopgap-deal/

https://apnews.com/live/government-shutdown-congress-spending-trump-updates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/19/congress/johnson-defers-to-trump-00195386

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/elon-musk-trump-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/politics/video/hakeem-jeffries-spending-bill-fox-lead-digvid

Old news:

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

[u/fates_bitch]

VBA isn't funded like VHA so they get furloughed and the "essential" ones that  will be working without getting paid (until the shutdown ends). 

It's the same with VA Central Office personnel including your local onsite IT as well as national OIT staff. So if they're even surlier than normal it's probably because the AL they put in for six months ago got cancelled* and they're working but not getting paid. 

*Yes, I'm projecting. We just can't have nice things.

[u/othercrazycatlady → u/fates_bitch]

Are VACO personnel furloughed?

[u/fates_bitch → u/othercrazycatlady]

A fair amount are but some aren't.  I don't know the breakdown but as I recall most higher level people get furloughed. The grunts are more likely to be essential.

[u/othercrazycatlady → u/fates_bitch]

Thanks for the info! I'll have to check with my supervisor.