The U.S. federal government has initiated the reopening process, with multiple departments requiring employees to return to work, and the payment of back wages is yet to be determined.

According to White House officials, as President Trump is about to sign the temporary funding bill passed by both houses of Congress, several federal departments have urgently notified employees to return to work on November 13.

According to reports, important departments such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Justice have taken the lead in initiating the resumption of work procedures.

Currently, these agencies have issued notifications to employees via email and internal systems, requiring them to report to work on time on Wednesday local time, marking the full resumption of operations for federal government agencies.

However, hundreds of thousands of federal employees who have been forced into unpaid leave are still unclear about the specific timing of their back pay and are uncertain whether the payroll system can be restored to normal immediately. Officials from relevant departments explained that payroll settlement involves a complex process of system rebooting and fund scheduling, and full recovery may take several working days.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history directly affects 750,000 federal employees who are forced to work without pay or take mandatory leave. Although the "Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act" legally ensures employees' right to back pay, there is still a time lag in actual disbursement.

After the federal government agencies restart, the top priority for various departments is to handle the backlog of work and restore public services. According to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, the economic loss caused by this shutdown may exceed $14.9 billion and lead to a 2% decrease in GDP. Its profound impact on the U.S. public service system and government credibility will gradually become evident in the coming months.

In summary, the recovery of federal agency operations is just the first step; repairing the damage to the public service system caused by the shutdown and rebuilding the public's trust in the government will be a much longer process.

Although this "crisis" of shutdown has been postponed, it once again proves that when political gamesmanship overrides basic administrative functions, the entire society will pay a heavy price for it.

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