Government Shutdown
-
A splintered Senate has swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown
January 24, 2019 -
The 2013 shutdown which lasted 16 days and cost the government an estimated $2.5 billion. With 34 days and counting this year's stalemate could meet that number.
January 24, 2019 -
An interim report from the Commission on Military, National and Public Service shows some reason to be optimistic about the future of federal service. Young Americans are interested in public service, but there are too many barriers to get involved, the commission said.
January 24, 2019 -
If the lawsuits over the 2018-2019 shutdown go the way of the last one, the money for damages should come faster than in 2013.
January 24, 2019 -
Regardless of views on the wall or immigration or border security, commentator Jeff Neal believes most Americans can agree on one thing: This shutdown is a shameful display of politics and utter disregard for people.
January 24, 2019 -
The Agriculture Department said the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can last until the end of February if Congress fails to agree on a way to end the government shutdown.
January 24, 2019 -
For some answers regarding protests and the partial government shutdown, procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 24, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agency leaders are being asked to provide a list of what programs will be effected if the current partial government shutdown goes into March and April.
January 24, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has postponed the deadline for federal employees to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign, giving furloughed and exempt workers an opportunity to donate to charities only after they've been paid following the shutdown.
January 24, 2019 -
So what’s it like inside the shutdown? One furloughed Federal Aviation Administration employee says it's like being in purgatory keeping busy while waiting for a paycheck.
January 24, 2019 -
By the end of January, the government shutdown may impact a group that's usually untouched from the severe impacts of a lapse in appropriations: Coast Guard military retirees.
January 23, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has clarified how excepted employees can properly take paid leave during the government shutdown and weighed in on how all employees will be paid once the lapse in appropriations ends.
January 23, 2019 -
An FBI Agent advocacy organization warned in a report that the shutdown is causing financial insecurity among agents, which may endanger their security clearances. At least one lawmaker has expressed similar concerns.
January 23, 2019 -
Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions about how the lapse in funding is impacting you, your organization, your fellow employees and what will your biggest challenges be when the those agencies finally reopen.
January 23, 2019 -
To find out just how much loss that is, Bloomberg Government analyst Paul Murphy joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 23, 2019