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Our survey reveals a sense of resentment of the furloughed by those forced to work.
January 31, 2019 -
Cold as it may be in Washington, inside the Capitol the atmosphere is heated. Members are hard at work to get past the three-week continuing resolution now approaching its second week.
January 31, 2019 -
The House is set to clear a 2.6 percent federal pay raise for civilian employees this year. The Senate already has a companion of the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Fairness Act.
January 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Democrats have brought forth a companion to a new bill from House Democratic leaders, which calls for giving civilian federal employees a 2.6 percent pay raise.
January 30, 2019 -
On a more cosmic level, the record-long 35 day shutdown raises lots of questions about the future of government service and civil servants. The issue is whether a lot of people quit or retire in disgust?
January 30, 2019 -
As Coast Guard members finally collect their back pay from the five-week shutdown the question is, how are they doing financially and emotionally?
January 29, 2019 -
For some possibilities on what could happen post shutdown, Firewall Editor-In-Chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 29, 2019 -
Laurie Axelrod and Robin Camarote from the Wheelhouse Group offer advice for how federal managers can reintegrate workers when the government fully reopens.
January 29, 2019 -
Among the permanent damage of the shutdown, according to CBO: $3 billion in lost economic activity, $2 billion in tax revenue.
January 29, 2019 -
The IRS processed "several million" tax returns on Monday in the opening hours of the tax filing season, but the effects of a 35-day partial government shutdown that ended Friday still leaves open questions about the agency's readiness.
January 29, 2019 -
If you don’t like financial surprises you are probably going to hate the catch-up paycheck coming your way. The money you get for shutdown-delayed wages may not be nearly as much as you expected.
January 29, 2019 -
With government temporarily reopened, Trump says he doubts negotiators will strike a budget deal that he'd accept
January 28, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has new guidance for federal employees after the longest government shutdown in history has ended.
January 28, 2019 -
Contractors, like federal employees, are glad to see the government reopen but are suspicious of the fact that it's only a three-week continuing resolution.
January 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump hints that another government shutdown is likely after funding runs out again in three weeks.
January 28, 2019