WASHINGTON — Several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components remain shuttered despite a last-minute funding bill passed by Congress to avert a full government shutdown, according to internal agency communications reviewed by SourceRated. The lapse affects agencies including FEMA’s flood mapping division and cybersecurity training programs under CISA.
The stopgap measure signed late Friday funded roughly 75% of federal operations but left unresolved disputes over border security allocations that specifically impacted DHS sub-agencies. “We’re operating under contradictory guidance,” said one DHS official speaking anonymously due to lack of authorization. “Some teams got greenlit at 11:59pm, others woke up to furlough notices.”
This marks the third partial DHS shutdown since 2018, with analysts noting worsening dysfunction in continuing resolutions. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office estimates each day of disrupted operations costs $18-24 million in lost productivity and contract delays. “When you fragment continuity like this, it creates vulnerabilities exactly where we need resilience,” said former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson in a Brookings Institution panel discussion.
Congressional leaders from both parties claim the remaining appropriations will be resolved within 72 hours, but immigration hardliners continue demanding additional border wall funding as a condition for final approval. The White House has not indicated whether President would support another short-term extension.