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Hanford work ordered to continue, with or without fed shutdown
Hanford nuclear reservation workers are being told to report to work as usual after Thursday even if the federal government shuts down.
However, by Thursday afternoon a shutdown, at least before December, looked unlikely.
Friday, Oct. 1, is the start of fiscal 2022 for the federal government.
By Thursday afternoon both the U.S. Senate and House and passed short-term bills to keep the federal government funded after midnight Thursday through early December. The bill still needed the president’s signature.
If the bill had not been approved, about 11,000 Hanford site workers were expected to be paid with money budgeted for fiscal 2021 that has not yet been spent.
Read more: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/article254627827.html