With Congress barreling toward a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1 at midnight, Federal News Network has pulled together a host of documents, articles and other useful information for federal employees and contractors, to help answer both common and specific questions on the impacts of a government shutdown, including who continues to work, when you’ll get paid and much more.
During the last government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, roughly 800,000 of the 2.1 million civilian federal employees at the time were furloughed.
Updated with the Small Business Administration’s plans: Federal News Network is compiling a list of agencies that have so far made return-to-office announcements for their employees. The list will be regularly refreshed as we learn more.
Federal News Network's Cyber Leaders Exchange is available on-demand, featuring deep dives into efforts across government to bring the White House vision to life and strengthen federal cyber capabilities, including a panel with three executives from the Department of the Navy!
The National Treasury Employees Union says the IRS will “partially close” if Congress triggers a lapse in appropriations.
The Defense Department has been spending an increasing amount of its budget on maintenance and support costs to keep its aging fleets of aircraft at a certain level of mission readiness. However, costs keep rising as the lifecycle of aging weapons platforms gets extended, budgets struggle to keep up with inflation ultimately raising potential risks to mission readiness.
The TMF has been funding a lot of cybersecurity and customer experience projects. Will artificial intelligence be the next trend?
There are lots of reasons why its bad when politicians fail to appropriate money to keep the government going at the end of a fiscal year. This year’s shutdown brinksmanship is sharper than ever. So what’s so bad if the government shuts down for a few days or a month? Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked about a list of reasons with Vice President of Research for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Jeff Holland.
The drive for economy and efficiency in government operations never ceases, especially when operational budgets don’t grow like entitlements or grants budgets. So its up to leadership to foster a culture of ever-better productivity. Most don’t to such a great job. Says who? Federal Drive Host Tom Temin’s guest Bob Tobias, a long-time federal leadership professor, coach, and general smart guy.
It’s hard to believe that Richard Nixon left office nearly 50 years ago. Some seasoned observers well remember that that image of a waving Nixon boarding the helicopter, after resigning from office. Now the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, has a new director. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Tamara Martin.
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