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Agency outlines furloughs, contract pauses and targeted cuts taken during federal shutdown
Summary
Agency leaders described contingency steps during the federal shutdown: estimated monthly losses, administrative actions including part‑time furloughs for about 2,300 employees, hiring freezes, paused contracts (≈350), restricted overtime and travel, and prioritized services for most vulnerable clients; many actions were later lifted after funds resumed.
Commissioners heard a detailed account of how a recent federal government shutdown affected agency programs and the administrative steps taken to protect vulnerable clients.
A director summarized estimated impacts: an initial mid‑October estimate of roughly $8.9 million in lost funding and a November estimate of about $35 million in monthly impacts if the shutdown had persisted into later months. The agency identified programs that could have been disrupted — including SNAP administration and school…
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