The federal government is now open after the shutdown has ended. Congress passed the bill ending the shutdown on October 16th and the president signed the bill shortly after midnight that raises the debt ceiling.
According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), “Employees are expected to return to work on their next regularly scheduled work day (Thursday, October 17th for most employees), absent other instructions from their employing agencies.”
The law that passed provides federal workers back pay for time spent at home and gives the government of Washington, DC, which relies on Congress to approve its budget, authority to manage its own affairs through the 2014 fiscal year.
