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Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

With the political parties currently wide apart over the terms of even a short-term budget resolution, the government is set to shut down on Oct. 1, 2025, barring an 11th-hour deal that appears far off.

• Gonzalo Maturana, Andrew Teodorescu and Christoph Herpfer, The Conversation
• September 26, 2025