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There's little effect on the public so far, but that will change the longer this partial government shutdown goes on.
Several impacted agencies have funding left over to continue to work, but if the shutdown lasts into January more furloughs possible.
Agencies impacted by the shutdown have turned off Twitter and Facebook feeds, while Washington D.C. area restaurants are offering free food.
A partial federal shutdown is taking hold after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion for his cherished Mexican border wall
The Office of Management and Budget has made a partial government shutdown official. Agencies have been instructed to execute plans to "begin an orderly shutdown."
In today's Federal Newscast, while some members of Congress are trying to make sure federal employees can get paid during a potential shutdown, don't expect every member to feel sorry for them.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the 21st-Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA), which aims to make federal ".gov" websites more mobile-friendly and more secure.
A survey of Federal News Network readers found 51 percent of respondents say their and their co-workers’ feelings about their job and their agency would get worse.
The House has passed its own continuing resolution that would fund all of government through Feb. 8 and provide $5 billion toward the southern border. The CR is reportedly a tough sell in the Senate, setting up further anxiety and uncertainty ahead of Friday's partial shutdown deadline.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security act establishes a council to come up with policies and processes for agencies to evaluate risks to the IT supply chain.
Alan Chvotkin, the senior counsel and vice president of the Professional Services Council, said vendors are tired of facing the budget Yo-Yo over the late decade.
The Senate cleared the first hurdle in preventing a partial government shutdown on Dec. 21.
The Defense Department gives troops a bigger BAH bump than last year.
What is usually a quiet week on Capitol Hill has turned into a bit of holiday madness, as the fight for the president's proposed border wall could very well lead to a budget stand off.