The Office of Management and Budget is working with federal agencies to "plan for the possibility" of a government shutdown. With less than one week until the end of the fiscal year, agencies and contractors are using lessons learned from the 2013 shutdown to inform their contingency plans.
Cameron Leuthy, senior budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the current budget, plans for a possible government shutdown, and the long term impact of continuing resolutions. September 22, 2015
Preparations for a government shutdown are underway, so if Congress does wind up making a deal and keeps the government open, agencies have spent a lot of time and money for no reason. Chris Cummiskey was deputy under secretary for management and acting deputy under secretary for management at the Homeland Security Department. He's now CEO at Cummiskey Strategic Solutions. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the real costs of a government shutdown.
Rumors of a potential government shutdown are growing louder. Members of industry who have been through it before have some advice on what contractors can do to prepare for a potential shutdown.
Sources from the House Oversight and Government Reform and the House Appropriations committees said Monday that a vote on a "clean" continuing resolution has not yet been scheduled for next week.
“Shutdown” is too coarse a word for what happens during a funding lapse. The government acts more as a patchwork. For employees, the challenge is knowing who will also be on the job.
It's another short work week for Congress. And that means the deadline to fund the government for the next year is rapidly approaching. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a budget and have it signed by the President.
Congress won't work much this week with the Pope coming to town and the Yom Kippur holiday. That means the pressure is even greater to get a deal done when Congress is working. David Hawkings is Senior Editor at Roll Call following the developments on the Hill. He lays out some potential scenarios for Congress on In Depth with Francis Rose.
AFGE reminds Congress, White House and others of the concerns feds had during the last government shutdown and the impact the work stoppage had on them and their families in 2013.
Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) said there have been few bipartisan negotiations so far, and a new budget proposal from the Republican Study Committee has them particularly worried. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass some sort of budget resolution that would keep the government open past the end of the month.
Secretary John McHugh said an impending budget showdown coupled with a reduction in forces could have a serious impact on the Army's readiness.
Political pundits are betting Congress will pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded past the end of this month. Most agencies would prefer that lawmakers pass a real budget. Not the Internal Revenue Service though. Commissioner John Koskinen explains why his agency is better off without a standard budget bill.
With only 10 days left to pass sweeping budget deals and little agreement over proposals, Congress' likely options are pass a continuing resolution, or force a shutdown.
Congress returns after its August recess needing to complete 12 spending bills, deal with a looming fiscal deadline, and focus on cybersecurity and DoD issues.
In lieu of a government shutdown, a continuing resolution can be an improvement opportunity for agency leaders and transition officers.