Government Shutdown
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Lawmakers have yet to strike a deal to keep the government open past Dec. 8, leaving federal employees to consider, again, the possibility of a government shutdown.
November 29, 2017 -
What if there's a CR extension or Congress passes a fiscal 2018 budget? That could mean RFPs coming out at Christmastime.
November 27, 2017 -
If Congress passes the budgets Federal News Radio has been hearing about, it could trigger sequestration.
November 20, 2017 -
The new report includes 22 recommendations, including the creation of a National Secure Data Service, and asking Congress to lift certain bans on data use and collection.
September 11, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says although the odds of a government shutdown this month seem to be diminishing, many federal workers are still on high alert.
September 07, 2017 -
When we talk about a government shutdown and its consequences, the truth is that we are actually talking about a pretend shutdown — the political theater version.
September 06, 2017 -
A shutdown directly affects almost the entire federal workforce. After the 2013 shutdown, most people assumed the Congress would never go there again. Why would they?
August 31, 2017 -
A majority of federal employees who took a Federal News Radio survey said the president's recent threats of a government shutdown had them feeling more concerned than usual.
August 29, 2017 -
Who has the shorter attention span, your typical Washington politician or the guppy swimming around in your bowl?
August 28, 2017 -
President Donald Trump once again threatened the possibility of a government shutdown, this time over funding for the construction of a wall along the southern border.
August 24, 2017 -
A new sequestration update determined defense discretionary spending would need to be cut by $72.4 billion in fiscal 2018 based on the House appropriations bills.
August 21, 2017 -
Federal employees still recovering financially from the 2013 furloughs can relax a little, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 18, 2017 -
Depending on whose calendar you use, members of Congress have about 44 working days left between Labor Day and the end of 2017.
August 17, 2017 -
Budget experts say it's only prudent for federal contractors to start preparing now for a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1.
August 14, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says sequestration is the ultimate boogeyman under the bed in this federally oriented town, where furloughs and government shutdowns can and do happen.
August 04, 2017