Why is the Gov shutting down? If there’s no funding bill and no CR, the government shuts down because no funding has been approved. Every agency has its own plan for shutdowns. Many agencies will have to stop or reduce the essential services they provide and furlough employees until the end of the shutdown.The Labor Department is preparing for what would amount to a news and data blackout should the U.S. government suspend operations.
In a contingency plan released Friday, the department said it was looking “to ensure that DOL agencies can perform an orderly suspension of programs and operations should a lapse occur, while continuing those limited activities authorized to continue during a lapse.”