Government Shutdown

• Trump signs shutdown-averting spending bills, makes federal pay raise law

  With little time to spare before the deadline, President Donald Trump signed two shutdown-averting spending bills into law and a 3.1% federal pay raise. He also signed the annual defense authorization bill, which includes a new paid parental leave program for most federal employees.

  Budget
  December 20, 2019
• Senate sends shutdown-averting spending bills, federal pay raise to Trump’s desk

  The Senate has sent two minibus spending bills to the president’s desk for his signature. President Donald Trump must sign both by Friday to avoid a second government shutdown in 2019.

  Budget
  December 19, 2019
• House passes shutdown-averting spending bills, federal pay raise

  The House has sent “minibus” spending bills, which include a 3.1% federal pay raise, to the Senate for its consideration. Congress must pass and the president must sign both bills into law by Friday to avoid a second government shutdown this year.

  Budget
  December 17, 2019
• $1.4T spending package crammed with unrelated provisions

  House leaders have unveiled a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package that’s carrying an unusually large load of unrelated provisions

  Budget
  December 16, 2019
• Congress agrees to 3.1% federal pay raise in 2020 spending bill

  A 3.1% federal pay raise is a key feature of one of two “minibus” spending bills, which congressional appropriators unveiled Monday evening. Both the House and Senate are expected to quickly vote on both this week before Friday’s funding deadline.

  Pay
  December 16, 2019
• Should you be concerned over OMB’s decision that GAO’s antideficiency determinations are non-binding?

  The Office of Management and Budget’s general counsel reversed long-time policy that required agencies to automatically report Antideficiency Act violations to GAO and Congress. Now agencies must report only if they and OMB decides a violation occurred.

  Reporter's Notebook
  December 16, 2019
• Budget deal without shutdown looking more probable

  Although more of the impeachment paroxysm is forthcoming, to say nothing of Christmas.

  Federal Drive
  December 16, 2019
• Shutdowns: 2020 style

  If there’s a government shutdown next year, in late 2020, will air traffic controllers on paid parental leave actually get paid?

  Federal Report
  December 16, 2019
• Prepping for poverty, maybe throw in a recession too?

  A year ago this week some long-service, long-suffering federal government workers were prepping for the slim possibility of a government shutdown over Christmas.

  Mike Causey
  December 13, 2019

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