Factbox-US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?
(Reuters) — Many U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed «essential» would remain on the job, but without pay.
Here is a guide to what happens during a government shutdown, and who would be affected:
MILITARY
The two million U.S. military personnel would remain at their posts, but roughly half of the Pentagon's 800,000 civilian employees would be furloughed.
Contracts awarded prior to the shutdown would continue, and the Pentagon could place new orders for supplies or services needed to protect national security. Other new contracts, including renewals or extensions, would not be awarded. Payments to defense contractors such as Boeing (NYSE:BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and RTX, formerly known as Raytheon (NYSE:RTN), could be delayed.
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration would continue maintaining nuclear weapons.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Agents at the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secret Service and other federal law enforcement agencies would remain on the job. Prison staffers likewise would continue to work.
Criminal prosecutions, including the two federal cases against former President Donald Trump, would continue. Most civil litigation would be postponed.
Aid to local police departments and other grants could be delayed.
Border Patrol and immigration enforcement agents would continue to work, as would customs officers. The Coast Guard would continue operations.
Most of the Federal Trade Commission's consumer-protection workers would be furloughed, as would half of its antitrust employees.
TRANSPORTATION
Airport
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