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Cost of the Recent Partial Shutdown of Government Offices

PAD-82-24 Published: Dec 10, 1981. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 1981.
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In response to congressional requests, GAO contacted 13 cabinet departments and 12 selected agencies and offices to obtain information about the costs of the recent partial shutdown of government offices ordered by the President as a result of the impasse over the continuing resolution to fund government operations for fiscal year 1982.

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Administrative leaveAppropriated fundsCongressional budgetsCost analysisExpired appropriationsLabor costsReductions in forcePayroll recordsContinuing budget resolutionsLegislation