Skip to main content

Lapse in Appropriations

Please note that a lapse in appropriations has caused GAO to shut down its operations. Therefore, GAO will not be able to publish reports or otherwise update this website until GAO resumes operations. In addition, the vast majority of GAO personnel are not permitted to work. Consequently, calls or emails to agency personnel may not be returned until GAO resumes operations. For details on how the bid protest process will be handled during the shutdown, please see the legal decisions page. For information related to the GAO Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), please see the PAB webpage.

Government Shutdown: Data on Effects of 1990 Columbus Day Weekend Funding Lapse

GGD-91-17FS Published: Oct 19, 1990. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 1990.
Jump To:

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO surveyed the effects of the shutdown of some of the federal government over the Columbus Day 1990 weekend and determined the potential effects of a hypothetical 3-day shutdown during a normal workweek.

Full Report

Full Report (37 pages)

Media Inquiries

Sarah Kaczmarek
Managing Director
Office of Public Affairs
media@gao.gov

Public Inquiries

Contact Us

Topics

Government Operations
Administrative costsAppropriation actsCompensationCost analysisFederal agenciesFederal employeesStaff utilizationLabor forceLegislative proceduresPublic administration