Federal shutdown impacts on Washington state government
October 1, 2025
We are currently gathering and analyzing information from state agencies on the impact of the federal shudown on Washington state government services.
Resources and information from Washington state agencies
- Governor Ferguson's statement on federal government shutdown
- Dept. of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF): Federal government shutdown will not impact DCYF services
- Dept. of Commerce: Federal government shutdown will have limited impact on Commerce
- Dept. of Health: Federal shutdown jeopardizes critical support for infants, children, and pregnant people
- Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS): Partial federal government shutdown
- Dept. of Retirement Systems: DRS benefits unaffected by federal shutdown
- Dept. of Veterans Affairs (DVA): Federal Government Shutdown: Federal VA Impacts and State Government Agency Impacts
- Employment Security Dept. (ESD): Federal government shutdown: Employment Security ready to help impacted workers
- Health Care Authority (HCA): Federal government shutdown updates
- Office of Insurance Commissioner (OIC): Kuderer asks insurers to give federal workers a premium grace period