A Message To All SSA
And DDS Employees
Subject: Budget
Update
As many of you are
aware, annual funding for the Federal Government expires on September 30. The Administration strongly believes that a
lapse in funding should not occur. There
is enough time for Congress to prevent a lapse in appropriations, and the
Administration is willing to work with Congress to enact a short-term continuing
resolution to fund critical government operations and allow Congress the time to
complete the full-year 2014 appropriations.
However, prudent
management requires that we be prepared for all contingencies, including the
possibility that a lapse could occur at the end of the month. A lapse would mean that a number of
government activities would cease due to a lack of appropriated funding. It would also mean that a number of employees
would be temporarily furloughed. To
prepare for this possibility, we are working with our Office of the General
Counsel to update our contingency plans for executing an orderly shutdown of
activities that would be affected by a lapse in appropriations.
I realize the
uncertainty of the current circumstances puts you in a difficult situation, and
should a lapse occur, it could impose hardships on many of you, as well as the
people that we serve every day. As we
approach the end of the month, I am committed to providing you with updated and
timely information on any further developments.
I know you have many questions about your particular situation. The Office of Personnel Management has a website
that should answer some of the questions that may be on your mind.
Thank you for your
hard work, dedication, and patience through this process. You remain the best employees in Government,
and I know I can count on you to continue your unwavering commitment to serve
the public during this uncertain time.
Carolyn W.
Colvin
Acting
Commissioner
1 comment:
Football season, baseball playoffs, the turning of deciduous tree leaves--add to that list of things marking the return of Fall the now-yearly emails from the Commish warning us that idiot Republican House members (double entendre totally intentional) are going to possibly shut down the government.
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