USTR Implements Contingency Plan for Government Shutdown

Posted by Matt Schmitt on 1/15/19 5:00 PM

According to a statement published on January 14, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) implemented its “lapse in appropriations contingency plan.”

According to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) contingency plan, the USTR will have 74 staff members continue to work, with the majority of their staff furloughed.

 

The press release may be found here:

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2019/january/ustr-operating-status

The OMB contingency plan may be found here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OMB-Contingency-Plan-Memorandum-20181001.pdf

Topics: USTR, Government Shutdown

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