Government Shutdown
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Many people who spent their career with Uncle Sam are glad they did. But when it’s over, many people are glad, too. Take today’s holiday guest columnist, Tony Korlik, for example.
December 31, 2018 -
Coast Guard says it worked with DHS, administration to find "one-time" workaround that will ensure next Monday's military paycheck arrives on time.
December 28, 2018 -
Federal employees stuck at home during the great shutdown of 2018 brought to mind the idea of teleworking.
December 28, 2018 -
In what was designed to be standard form to help federal employees prove the impact of the partial government shutdown on their pay, the Office of Personnel Management suggested furloughed workers trade their services for lower rent payments.
December 28, 2018 -
The Environmental Protection Agency had enough carryover funds to continue operations through Friday, Dec. 28. With no appropriations deal in sight, the agency is preparing for shutdown. The Smithsonian is preparing to close museums and the National Zoo after the new year without further appropriations.
December 28, 2018 -
The U.S. Coast Guard said its military members won't receive their regularly scheduled paychecks at the end of the month unless Congress passes appropriations or a continuing resolution by Dec. 28.
December 27, 2018 -
With furlough exceptions focused on protection of life and property, "partial" government shutdown paints a picture of two governments.
December 27, 2018 -
Lawmakers say they will withhold their pay, but is it constitutionally possible?
December 27, 2018 -
Bloomberg Government's Loren Duggan joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what it could take to end the government shutdown.
December 26, 2018 -
With a partial government shutdown already putting a damper on holiday plans for federal employees, a significant portion of the IRS's furloughed workforce may have to come into work without pay if the shutdown extends into January.
December 24, 2018 -
The parties settle in for siege rather than work 'round the clock.
December 24, 2018 -
The suddenness of the partial government shutdown forced agencies and contractors to scramble over the last week to figure out who is working and who isn’t.
December 24, 2018 -
For the past few months many federal workers hoped against hope that they would get a bonus holiday today from the White House. And they got it, sort of.
December 24, 2018 -
There's little effect on the public so far, but that will change the longer this partial government shutdown goes on.
December 22, 2018 -
Several impacted agencies have funding left over to continue to work, but if the shutdown lasts into January more furloughs possible.
December 22, 2018