Fed Government Shutdown 2025: non-political thread

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Slightly OT but assuming we get backpay will it be one big check or two smaller ones? I am curious whether things like the FSA will be withheld by the amount x missed paychecks or just the amount of one usual paycheck. Same with TSP, will it be withheld in the same amount as two paychecks or just one paycheck?

I got an allotment adjustment message from FSA Feds notifying me what my new withholdings will be each paycheck. (So normally it’s $192.3 for the dependent care account each pay period but going forward it will be 240.42 taken out each pay period). I’m sure it will be adjusted again once this paycheck is officially missed.

I got that too, so I guess we will need to manually adjust our TSP contributions as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

No there is a 22 yo Yale drop out at HHS, i guess he is still there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

Do you think she’s behind the decision
to award w&m to produce submarines? This seems so out of left field to me.

https://news.wm.edu/2025/11/03/william-mary-to-be-the-u-s-academic-home-of-submarine-production/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

This is not one of those “leaders”, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

Do you think she’s behind the decision
to award w&m to produce submarines? This seems so out of left field to me.

https://news.wm.edu/2025/11/03/william-mary-to-be-the-u-s-academic-home-of-submarine-production/

I have no idea. She’s grossly unqualified for her position. That doesn’t mean social policy is a useless discipline.

[Anonymous]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senators-predict-government-shutdown-end-this-week-rcna241823

I’d feel more confident in this prediction if “some senators” included some Dem senators, but hopefully resolution comes on this timeline.

[Anonymous]

Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

Do you think she’s behind the decision
to award w&m to produce submarines? This seems so out of left field to me.

https://news.wm.edu/2025/11/03/william-mary-to-be-the-u-s-academic-home-of-submarine-production/

W&M isn't that out of left field when you consider its proximity to the Newport New shipyards. A lot of submarine production occurs there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else's agency hear rumors of RIFs this month?

That DOGE POS who tried to wreak havoc at HHS has moved on to Naval research so who knows?

The little boy that hasn't graduated yet... that one?

No, the 33-year old with a PhD in “social policy” who’s replacing a 2-star admiral.

DP - she’s not qualified in the slightest, but disparaging a PhD in social policy from Oxford also isn’t a good look. It’s a legitimate field. I’d argue that if we had at least some leaders with expertise in social policy, we’d be better off.

This is not one of those “leaders”, LOL.

Duh. I never said she was, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

Not sure. I think it's will put a lot of pressure on Rs to come to the table. Not because Ds won last night, but the way they won

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

Dems were leaving the gov shut down to help win these elections. Now that it worked, expect them to end the shutdown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

Not sure. I think it's will put a lot of pressure on Rs to come to the table. Not because Ds won last night, but the way they won

+1 Election results and polls asking who is to blame for the shutdown show that people are not buying the Republican story that the Democrats are responsible for the shutdown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any new predictions for when the shutdown will end after the overhead Democratic wins yesterday?

It was expected. So no updates will come.

Not sure. I think it's will put a lot of pressure on Rs to come to the table. Not because Ds won last night, but the way they won

+1 Election results and polls asking who is to blame for the shutdown show that people are not buying the Republican story that the Democrats are responsible for the shutdown.

Agree. I predict Rs will figure out a way to end this and save some face sometime next week.