Agencies know what to do during a government shutdown, but default is new territory

Published: May 26, 2023, 12:18 p.m.

b'If the U.S. Treasury runs out of money to pay all the government\\u2019s bills because of the debt limit impasse, no one\\u2019s exactly sure what it would mean for federal agencies and employees \\u2014 after all, it\\u2019s never happened before. But key federal stakeholders want answers before things get to that point, and at least one is taking the government to court over it.\\nA federal judge in Massachusetts will hear oral arguments next Wednesday in a lawsuit that argues both that federal employees must be paid even if Congress doesn\\u2019t increase the debt ceiling, and that the ceiling itself is unconstitutional.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'