The Homeland Security Department was in a funding lapse from Feb. 14 until Thursday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images While the funding lapse for most Homeland Security Department agencies ended on Thursday, a trade association for government contractors warned that it will take time for federal operations to return to normal and for some contracting companies to experience financial relief from missed reimbursements due to the shutdown. “We're very thankful that the shutdown is now over, but there's still a lot of work to be done to get the government back on track,” said Jim Carroll, the CEO of the Professional Services Council. The association reported on Tuesday that as a result of the DHS shutdown, which began in mid-February, contracts that support government cybersecurity operations as well as disaster response and preparedness were forced to operate at a reduced capacity. Even though DHS appropriations have now resumed, Carroll cautioned that it may take until the end of the year for agencies and contractors to return to normal capabilities. “For every day of a government shutdown, it takes three to five business days for the federal government to get back on track,” the PSC CEO said. “So with this extraordinary shutdown, the
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