In a memorandum dated Thursday, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Sylvia M. Burwell told furloughed federal employees that they “may now return to work.”
“You should reopen offices in a prompt and orderly manner,” Burwell wrote. “We appreciate very much your cooperation and efforts during this difficult period. Thank you and your teams for your service and your continued work on behalf of the American people under the challenging circumstances of the past few weeks.”
According to the memo, the Office of Personnel Management is currently updating its website in order to communicate to federal employees to “return for work on their next regularly scheduled work day,” which for most will be Thursday.
Both houses of Congress passed a bill Wednesday to re-open the government until Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling until Feb. 7.
