Overview
- An estimated 658,000 civilian employees at Defense, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs missed their first full paycheck, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
- If the lapse continues, BPC projects roughly 1.8 million withheld paychecks by the end of October and about 4.5 million by December 1.
- Civilian federal employees overseas report losing housing, cost-of-living and hardship allowances and say they generally cannot access unemployment benefits or take outside work.
- Germany says it will ensure October pay for about 11,000 locally hired workers at U.S. bases and expects reimbursement from Washington.
- The administration reallocated $8 billion for Oct. 15 military pay and the Pentagon accepted a $130 million donation, with Oct. 31 potentially marking the first missed military payday during a shutdown, according to BPC.