Government Shutdown
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House Republicans are discussing a new plan that would extend the continuing resolution through Jan. 19. This version would not fund the Defense Department through the rest of fiscal 2018, as originally discussed.
December 20, 2017 -
The retirement system is out of the woods for awhile and the new and revised Dec. 22 shutdown may not happen, but now there's a new threat: a zero pay raise in 2019.
December 18, 2017 -
Whether a government shutdown is on the horizon for the holiday season, a majority of federal employees who took a Federal News Radio survey said their federal agencies are ready if a shutdown does happen.
December 14, 2017 -
A key House Republican has unveiled a measure to deliver a huge budget increase to the Pentagon and prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week.
December 14, 2017 -
No sooner had the president signed a two-week continuing resolution than the countdown started — the countdown to the next deadline for a government shutdown,
December 12, 2017 -
Congress has until midnight on Friday, Dec. 22 to avoid a government shutdown. As a federal employee or contractor, let us know what you think about a possible shutdown.
December 12, 2017 -
Is the Grinch going to steal Christmas this year? Federal workers and the merchants who depend on them want to know if there's going to be a shutdown.
December 07, 2017 -
The House has passed a bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and keep the government running through Dec. 22.
December 07, 2017 -
Pentagon officials said Thursday that they have tweaked their government shutdown contingency plans since the last time one occurred in 2013, but emphasized that there is little they can do to stave off a shutdown's most damaging effects.
December 07, 2017 -
Defense and aerospace companies are calling on Congress to come to a decision to avert budget cuts.
December 06, 2017 -
More than two dozen agencies updated their contingency plans, should Congress not pass a bill to keep the government open past Friday.
December 06, 2017 -
Republican leaders have delayed a planned House vote on a short-term budget bill to allow themselves more time to quell GOP divisions over spending and avert a weekend government shutdown
December 05, 2017 -
Congress is looking likely to pass a short-term extension to the current continuing resolution. Still, many more fights lie ahead over a long-term budget.
December 05, 2017 -
Between making open season decisions and worrying about a possible government shutdown, many feds' heads are spinning.
December 01, 2017 -
Could a pre-Christmas government shutdown trigger a mini-recession in Washington and other major federal centers?
November 30, 2017