Employees of the federal administration and the military have been preparing for the shutdown for several days. But with the deadline looming and Democrats and Republicans seemingly deadlocked, a shutdown looks increasingly inevitable, AFP reported.

Public employees across the United States, soon to be furloughed or forced to work without pay, began receiving formal notices Thursday of a federal budget impasse that will begin Sunday unless lawmakers in Congress reach a deal.

“Employees appointed and notified in advance will be temporarily suspended, meaning they will not be allowed to work or use departmental resources,” the Department of Health warned in an email sent to staff on Thursday morning, which AFP was able to see consulted. .

They will then have to wait for the stoppage to end in order to receive back pay. The longest period of budget stagnation in the US lasted 35 days in December 2018 and January 2019.

“Some of you will be temporarily relieved, while others (…) will continue to perform their duties,” the Department of Homeland Security told its officials in an email cited by the Washington Post.

The only solution to the federal funding freeze at midnight on October 1 is a last-minute deal between Democrats and Republicans.

Pentagon: paralysis of the US budget will affect the training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots

The “shutdown” of the US government will affect the training program for Ukrainian pilots and other personnel on F-16 fighter jets, reports “European Truth” with reference to Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh.

The official is reported to have said during a press conference that “a shutdown is the worst-case scenario that could happen to the Ministry (of Defense)” in terms of training Ukrainian aircrews for the F-16.

While military personnel continue to perform their duties even during the suspension, civilian employees are usually furloughed for the period, Singh explained.