Government Shutdown
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Continuing resolutions temporarily evade shutdowns, but they may also hurt the Department of Defense’s readiness long-term.
January 19, 2018 -
With the deadline to avert a government shutdown coming down to the wire, several major agencies have announced their plans to stay open, even if Congress fails to pass to a stopgap spending bill.
January 19, 2018 -
800,000 federal furloughs, 800,000 DACA workers unresolved. There has to be a better solution.
January 19, 2018 -
No cable, canceled field trips and other unexpected results of a government shutdown.
January 19, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget told agencies to begin sending employees informal notices about their work status by the end of Friday. Formal notices detailing their "excepted" or "furloughed" status should come over the weekend and into Monday.
January 19, 2018 -
Several industry organizations have resource centers to help industry prepare for a government shutdown.
January 19, 2018 -
Though the Office of Management and Budget Friday morning said the president is "actively working to prevent a shutdown," OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said that if it happens, a government shutdown will look much different than the 16-day lapse in 2013 during the Obama administration.
January 19, 2018 -
Congress is trying to avert a shutdown, but some are concerned a continuing resolution could trigger sequestration.
January 19, 2018 -
From closed federal buildings and memorials to rallies on Capitol Hill, the October 2013 shutdown had a big impact on D.C. and the federal workforce.
January 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, with the possibility of a government shutdown growing, members of Congress want to make sure federal employees and the members of the military receive reimbursement.
January 19, 2018 -
NIH's Fauci says agency in scramble to save research as government shutdown looms
January 18, 2018 -
A government "shutdown" isn't really a shutdown. Many services will continue, but hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced off the job, and some services will go dark.
January 18, 2018 -
A new and exclusive Federal News Radio online survey found almost 70 percent of the more than 1,900 respondents say a partial government shutdown is “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to happen on Jan. 20 at midnight.
January 18, 2018 -
Many well-intentioned but unsophisticated people living beyond the beltway don't understand how important shutdown threats are to Washington-based politicians, lawyers, lobbyists and journalists.
January 17, 2018 -
Will Congress pass a comprehensive spending bill or will they just kick the can down the road with another continuing resolution? Take our anonymous online survey and let us know what you think.
January 16, 2018