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The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed deep staff cuts at the Education Department, a move critics say could disrupt key services while legal and budget battles continue.

The Education Department spent over $28 million in attempts to dismiss staff, a federal watchdog reports, raising questions about oversight, accountability, and use of taxpayer funds.

Federal workers face mounting anxiety as the shutdown extends through at least Friday, with the threat of potential firings looming and critical government services increasingly strained.

Graduate School USA, a longtime training ground for federal employees, is set to be sold, raising questions about the future of government workforce development programs.

The U.S. government has shut down, halting nonessential services and leaving thousands of D.C.-area federal workers furloughed or unpaid, NBC4 Washington reports.