It’s Friday and time for another week in review. Well, as we all know, this week’s news is all about the government shut down and the impact on federal government contracting. The days ahead remain uncertain, but the impacts of the shutdown are already rippling across the federal landscape. Until this is resolved, hang in there, Contractors, and please continue to visit SmallGovCon for more information and updates.

You can read more about this topic in the articles we have provided below. Have a safe weekend.

• United States Office of Personnel Management: Guidance for Shutdown Furloughs
• Federal employee RIFs can still happen in a government shutdown, OPM says
• White House officially makes AI a key piece of its government efficiency agenda
• Status of Open GAO Recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence
• GAO: Government Contracting: Leveraging Federal Buying Power Can Save Billions
• Here’s a look at federal agencies’ shutdown contingency plans
• Reductions in force could make bad situation worse for federal contractors during government shutdown
• Government shutdown begins as the nation faces a new period of uncertainty
• Is GSA attempting to apply price controls to the reseller market?
• When will the government reopen? Here’s how long past shutdowns lasted
• Government shutdown layoffs to occur ‘very soon,’ White House warns
• Federal websites, IG hotlines start to go dark under shutdown