The request is $150 million — significantly below what the Trump administration sought in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 — but it would still represent a robust addition to the fund.

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced that he has secured the funding on Thursday. Trump signed the bill Friday.

“How long can people work if they are not getting paid? That’s a question we’ve never tested to this level before. It is pretty scary,” said David Berteau, president of the Professional Services Council.

Federal programs are starting to feel the sting of a lack of appropriations, including, possibly, the White House’s technology modernization efforts.

That's up 5 percent since last quarter.

USDA will notably receive its second round of funding through the program.