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FERC says it is using carryover funds amid shutdown and is not planning reductions in force
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Chair Rosner told reporters FERC will use prior-year carryover funding during the government shutdown, has an orderly-shutdown plan posted on ferc.gov, and is not planning reductions in force despite an OMB-approved plan that factors a 9% reduction and voluntary departures at about 11%.
During the session, Law360’s Keith Goldberg asked how the government shutdown has affected FERC operations and whether the agency has been contacted by the White House about reductions in force.
Chair Rosner said FERC expects Congress to pass funding before its carryover funds are exhausted and that the agency will rely on prior-year appropriations until then. “I don’t have a public date to give you on that,” he said, but added that FERC’s orderly-shutdown plan is posted on ferc.gov.
On reductions in force, Rosner said, “I’m not planning any reductions in force.” He noted an Office of Management and Budget–approved plan for fiscal years 2026–27 that factors in a 9% reduction related to voluntary departures, and said that FERC’s current voluntary-departure level is roughly 11%.
Rosner did not provide a detailed timeline for when a prolonged shutdown would force significant scaling back of agency activities. The comments indicate FERC believes it can continue core operations in the near term using existing carryover resources but that prolonged funding gaps could force deeper cuts.
