Government Shutdown
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As the federal partial shutdown drags on, much of the attention is on union employees and lower-paid people. But it's not easy for federal senior executives, either.
January 10, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill introduced by Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) would authorize congressional payroll administrators to dock pay for members of Congress for as long as a government shutdown continues.
January 10, 2019 -
If something bad happens it’s because his or her political opponent, or opposition party, allowed, encouraged or otherwise made the bad event inevitable.
January 10, 2019 -
White House tries to hold jittery GOP in line over wall, government shutdown
January 09, 2019 -
House Democrats in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia said they're reminding their colleagues during the government shutdown: most federal employees live outside the Washington metropolitan area.
January 09, 2019 -
Congress should eliminate the need for back pay by paying federal workers during a lapse of appropriations.
January 09, 2019 -
Federal government lapses in funding have become a regular occurrence. But only rarely have they lasted more than a weekend.
January 09, 2019 -
A furloughed federal employee going through their fifth shutdown over the last 30 years explains the deeper impact of the lapse in funding.
January 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a review by the Center for American Progress looks at how much money federal workers could lose during the partial government shutdown.
January 09, 2019 -
Regardless of age, experience, grade, location or job federal workers today fall into one of two categories, neither of which is good.
January 09, 2019 -
Faced with a partial government shutdown with no certain end in sight, the Agriculture Department has come up with a budgetary workaround to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue to be paid out through February.
January 08, 2019 -
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry said defense funds should only be used for DoD's most pressing needs.
January 08, 2019 -
Absent specific guidance on the matter, federal employees walk a tricky line in accepting furlough donations and complying with existing ethics rules.
January 08, 2019 -
Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, details a proposal to ensure employees of contractors are paid following a government shutdown.
January 08, 2019 -
With a partial government shutdown now entering its third week nearly 400,000 furloughed federal employees remain unsure how to fill their vacant days, but are finding ways to stay busy.
January 08, 2019