U.S. Shutdown Deepens: Layoffs Spread, Air Travel Disruptions Grow

U.S. Shutdown Deepens: Layoffs Spread, Air Travel Disruptions Grow

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that the impasse may become the longest in U.S. history if Congress fails to compromise.

IRS Among Federal Agencies Hit with RIFs as Shutdown Continues

Reduction-in-force notices were sent to more than 1,400 Treasury Department employees, many of whom work at the IRS, on Oct. 10 as the Trump administration acted on its threat of ordering mass layoffs at several federal agencies in response to the government shutdown.

TAX TAKE: Impact of the Shutdown on the IRS Guidance Process | Miller & Chevalier

Publications khospital3 Mon, 10/13/2025 - 12:25 Featured Off Alert Type Tax Alert Include Disclaimer On Date 10.13.2025 Description Last week, we noted the long-awaited release of the 2025-2026 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Priority Guidance Plan (PGP) just before the government shutdown went into effect on October 1, 2025. Relying on Inflation Reduction Act funding, the IRS was able to avoid the impact of the shutdown for five days, but t…

IRS Releases Contingency Plan During Government Shutdown - Method CPA

The IRS has updated its contingency lapse plan, detailing how operations will proceed past the first five days of the federal government shutdown. The plan, which took effect on Oct. 8, 2025, outlines which functions will continue, which will pause and how employees will be managed during a prolonged shutdown scenario through April 2026. Despite the impending employee furlough, the IRS maintains it will continue to protect government property an…