DHS: 100,000 employees unpaid amid shutdown

Published March 24, 2026 5:06pm ET



Approximately 100,000 employees across the Department of Homeland Security have not been paid for time worked during the 39-day partial government shutdown, according to the department.

Roughly 38% of employees across the 260,000-person department have not received a full paycheck since the shutdown began in February.

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