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County committee hears federal budget and DHS shutdown briefing; staff warn of deep program cuts

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Personnel Administration and Legislation Committee · April 6, 2026
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John Assini of CJ Lake briefed the Alameda County PAL Committee April 6 on the prolonged DHS partial shutdown and the Trump FY27 budget proposal, which would cut or eliminate several domestic programs the county relies on; supervisors asked about TSA back pay and future funding.

John Assini of CJ Lake told the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Personnel Administration and Legislation Committee on April 6 that congressional activity will resume the week of April 13 and that personnel changes and agency disruptions in the federal executive branch remain a key uncertainty.

Assini described the Department of Homeland Security partial shutdown as “now the longest agency shutdown in US history,” and said the administration had issued an executive order to cover back pay for some DHS employees while…

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