OMB Meets With Agencies To Prepare For Possible Shutdown Should CR Expire

The White House budget office met with federal agencies Friday (April 21) to prepare for a possible government shutdown should Congress not pass a new spending bill when the Continuing Resolution expires in a week. The Office of Management and Budget told agencies the contingency plans they updated last December when a similar shutdown loomed are likely sufficient and stressed it doesn't anticipate an actual shutdown. HHS' prior contingency plan said that FDA would have to furlough 7,654 employees and...