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Time to start planning for a government shutdown

August 16, 2017

Via: FCW

A possible shutdown double whammy is looming after Labor Day, as the government rapidly approaches both the statutory limit on federal borrowing and the start of fiscal year 2018 without the needed spending appropriations.  Neither is likely to shutter the government, industry executives predicted on Aug. 14, but the risk is real enough that agencies and contractors alike must start preparing.

Professional Services Council President and CEO David Berteau, in a presentation to federal contractors, said it could come down to the last weekend of September before either shutdown risk is averted.

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