Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman  In the event of a government
shutdown: preparation pointers for federal contractors  By
Daniel S Herzfeld  With the US Congress unable to reach an
agreement on a continuing resolution, the US federal government
shut down all non-essential services on 1 October 2013. The
shutdown will remain in effect until Congress passes
appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2014. This Pillsbury
client alert, which was originally published in March 2011,
provides guidance on how a shutdown affects federal contractors
and what they can do to prepare for and react to the shutdown.
Contractors should be aware of several points to help prepare
for and react to any shutdown: keep working until the
contracting officer or other authorised agent of the government
issues a written stop-work order; have an alternative plan in
case a particular contract is stopped, such as conducting
training or encouraging employees to take any vacation or leave;
and keep track of the costs to implement the stop-