The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area to show up on time Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump signed into law a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

"Employees are expected to begin the workday on time. Normal operating procedures are in effect," OPM said in a status update dated Thursday, Nov. 13. Federal workers can check with their agency or office for other updates.

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Federal employees have been furloughed or working without pay since Oct. 1, when funding lapsed and the federal government shut down. The legislation to reopen the government includes back pay for federal workers, some of whom turned to food banks or

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