Government Shutdown
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If there’s a government shutdown next year, in late 2020, will air traffic controllers on paid parental leave actually get paid?
December 16, 2019 -
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.
December 13, 2019 -
Twelve weeks of paid parental leave is the main attraction in the House-passed defense authorization bill, but it has a lot more for civilian federal employees.
December 11, 2019 -
Bloomberg Government Editorial Director Loren Duggan previews what we can expext from Congress ahead of the coming Christmas break.
December 09, 2019 -
For the second year in a row more than a million feds aren’t sure if they’ll be forced to come to work or be locked with or without pay over the holidays.
December 09, 2019 -
U.S. attorneys say a series of challenges from the National Treasury Employees Union on the last government shutdown should be dismissed because the union can't demonstrate their exact legal injuries could be repeated. The deadline to avoid another government shutdown is Dec. 20.
December 05, 2019 -
Six years after the 2013 government shutdown, attorneys have determined exactly how many federal employees are eligible for liquidated damages based on a class-action lawsuit, but it's still unclear how much they're owed.
December 04, 2019 -
To talk more about what the situation looks like, the Professional Services Council's David Berteau joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 03, 2019 -
When it comes to avoiding wasteful spending in government, avoiding government shutdowns stands out as some of the lowest-hanging fruit.
December 02, 2019 -
If there's a government shutdown, it won't spoil Thanksgiving — it threatens Christmas now. BGOV's Loren Duggan joined us to discuss the latest.
November 25, 2019 -
Could the next government shutdown end the record 10-year bull market and trigger another recession? It may not be long until we find out.
November 22, 2019 -
The Senate has passed a temporary government-wide spending bill that would keep federal agencies up and running through Dec. 20 and avert a government shutdown after midnight Thursday.
November 21, 2019 -
With a Capitol Hill seemingly paralyzed by impeachment zeal, what about the needs of, well, federal agencies who want to do work for the public?
November 19, 2019 -
The bill will now proceed to the Senate. The President will need to sign a bill before midnight on Nov. 21 to avoid a shutdown.
November 18, 2019 -
For a look at the dreary week ahead, Fulcrum editor in chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 18, 2019