13% of federal civilian workforce is affected, although DHS – which spurred budget standoff – remains funded
A limited US government shutdown came into effect on Saturday – the third of Donald Trump’s second term – after negotiations between the White House and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on new restrictions for federal immigration agents.
The shutdown affects about 13% of the federal civilian workforce and is confined to agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which screens airline passengers.
The latest shutdown is unlikely to be lifted soon – US lawmakers have left Washington DC for a 10-day break.
No, they mean department of defense.
The president and his cabinet don’t arbitrarily decide names. There are actual procedures to go about doing so.
Alternatively if you feel like it doesn’t matter since theyre all going along with it, I feel like the DOD and Gulf of Mexico are two of the very few entities it’s okay to deadname, along with Twitter.
All these wieners hell bent on “efficiency” go rename shit arbitrarily in meaningless ways, then spend tons of taxpayer dollars to change letterhead, signage, etc. it’s not cheap, and extremely wasteful.