Most DHS employees will continue working through shutdown

Border Patrol agents, airport security screeners, emergency management specialists and other staff at the Department of Homeland Security will continue working despite the U.S. government shutdown.

The vast majority of DHS employees will continue working under its “Procedures Relating to a Lapse in Appropriations” plan. But some key gaps could emerge under an extended shutdown, particularly at DHS’s lead cyber agency.

DHS’s plan, which was updated Sept. 30, shows 249,065 employees – more than 91% of the department’s total staff – would be retained during a shutdown, while 22,862 staff would be furloughed.

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