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Excepted employees who filed suit in 2013 shutdown say pay problems can be avoided with simple legislation from Congress
Military personnel will get their next paycheck in full, but things are a little more complicated for DoD civilian employees.
The president signed a three-week continuing resolution until law, that reopens the government and keeps it open until at least Feb. 8.
The Defense Department says TRICARE will continue to operate, but it's expecting a few issues.
Among the differences this year: some commissaries could remain open, travel polices get more restrictive.
800,000 federal furloughs, 800,000 DACA workers unresolved. There has to be a better solution.
Though the Office of Management and Budget Friday morning said the president is "actively working to prevent a shutdown," OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said that if it happens, a government shutdown will look much different than the 16-day lapse in 2013 during the Obama administration.
Congress is trying to avert a shutdown, but some are concerned a continuing resolution could trigger sequestration.
Essential employees will still go to work, but everyone else will be sitting at home.
From closed federal buildings and memorials to rallies on Capitol Hill, the October 2013 shutdown had a big impact on D.C. and the federal workforce.
In today's Federal Newscast, with the possibility of a government shutdown growing, members of Congress want to make sure federal employees and the members of the military receive reimbursement.
After years of cajoling by Congress, the Defense Department has finally begun a full audit of its financial statements.
NIH's Fauci says agency in scramble to save research as government shutdown looms
A government "shutdown" isn't really a shutdown. Many services will continue, but hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced off the job, and some services will go dark.