Furloughed federal workers are not guaranteed compensation, Axios reports
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A general view of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise during a continued partial shutdown of the federal government in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
(Reuters) -The White House is not guaranteeing compensation for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are on forced time off during the government shutdown, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a White House memo.
The Republican-led Senate rejected dueling measures to fund federal agencies for a fifth time on Monday, with insufficient support for both a Republican proposal to fund operations through November 21 and a Democratic version that would also extend healthcare subsidies.
The standoff has frozen about $1.7 trillion in funds for agency operations, which amounts to roughly one-quarter of annual federal spending. Much of the remainder goes to health and retirement programs and interest payments on the growing $37.88 trillion debt.
The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh Editing by David Goodman, Aidan Lewis)
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