“When a lapse in appropriations exceeds 30 days, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations require agencies to treat it as a new furlough and issue a second formal furlough notice,” the spokesperson said. “This furlough second notice issuance reaffirms that furloughed employees remain in a non‑duty, non‑pay status and reiterates that they must not perform any work for the department while furloughed."
A mass email was sent to affected employees, and supervisors followed up with those employees to ensure everyone received the notice, the spokesperson added, noting that an earlier statement relating to retroactive pay — a statement found in the first furlough notice — was indeed removed from the latest notice.
The Senate Tuesday failed to pass for the 14th time to pass a short-term bill to fund government operations, likely ensuring that the shutdown will surpass a previous 35-day record.
Wright-Patterson is the largest center of employment in one location in Ohio, with about 38,000 employees before the Trump administration took measures to shrink the federal workforce this year.
According to a White House website, about 83,000 Ohio workers are impacted by the shutdown, either furloughed or working without pay.
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