State Department will pay employees for next 15 days amid 'strict budget constraints'

Federal News Network: The State Department has enough non-appropriated funding to bring its domestic and overseas employees back with pay for more than two weeks, and has looked at ways to remain open beyond that period as the partial government shutdown ends its fourth week.

After furloughing about 40 percent of its domestic staff and 23 percent of its overseas workforce, the agency will have all of its diplomats to report back to work next week.

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