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		<title>FMCS Contingency Plan for Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This FMCS memorandum sets forth a contingency plan that will be operational in the event of a lapse in appropriations to fund current Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service activities.  The plan provides for an orderly suspension of agency operations and for the continuation of those agency operations deemed to be excepted from suspension. To access [...]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.fmcs.gov/fmcs-contingency-plan-for-agency-operations-in-the-absence-of-appropriations/">FMCS Contingency Plan for Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.fmcs.gov">Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This FMCS memorandum sets forth a contingency plan that will be operational in the event of a lapse in appropriations to fund current Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service activities.  The plan provides for an orderly suspension of agency operations and for the continuation of those agency operations deemed to be excepted from suspension.</p>
<p>To access the FMCS Contingency Plan signed on Jan. 14, 2026, <a href="https://www.fmcs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Lapse-of-Approps-20260114.pdf">click here.</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.fmcs.gov/fmcs-contingency-plan-for-agency-operations-in-the-absence-of-appropriations/">FMCS Contingency Plan for Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.fmcs.gov">Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service</a>.</p>
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