Leaders on the Hill and in the administration have signaled that a deal is on the horizon to keep federal agencies that are currently operating on stopgap appropriations to remain open beyond a December 7 deadline. The deal would only allow more time for the White House and Congress to negotiate over the potential funding of a southern border wall, which has held up the finalization of the remaining FY19 spending bills. NSF, NASA, NIST, NOAA, and the EPA are among a set of agencies that are operating without a final FY19 budget. If a deal is not reached by Friday, a partial government shutdown will be set into motion.