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The IRS's decision to begin this year's tax filing season on time, and to start issuing tax refunds despite a partial government shutdown, appears legally sound, according to former government officials, but raises logistical questions from lawmakers and current agency employees.
Hundreds of federal employees rallied in Washington, D.C. on Thursday in protest of the partial government shutdown. The prolonged shutdown is holding their next paychecks, due Jan. 11, "hostage," employees said.
The shutdown has created a kaleidoscopic of open, sort-of-open and closed federal operations. As it spins, the effects spread wider and wider.
WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what's in the shutdown impact index and what it shows.
Bloomberg Senior Defense Analyst Rob Levinson joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details about the effects on contracts if the U.S. pulls out of Syria.
As the federal partial shutdown drags on, much of the attention is on union employees and lower-paid people. But it's not easy for federal senior executives, either.
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill introduced by Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) would authorize congressional payroll administrators to dock pay for members of Congress for as long as a government shutdown continues.
The Air Force is creating a maintainer training program to follow in the footsteps of the Pilot Training Next program, now in it's second stint.
Congress usually finds itself playing catch up with industry when new technology is introduced and becomes popular. Some members want to make sure they don't fall a step behind the IoT revolution.
Federal government lapses in funding have become a regular occurrence. But only rarely have they lasted more than a weekend.
The Department of Veterans Affairs does not have a clear idea for whether police should investigate alleged misconduct by managers, its inspector general said.
In today's Federal Newscast, a review by the Center for American Progress looks at how much money federal workers could lose during the partial government shutdown.
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry said defense funds should only be used for DoD's most pressing needs.
Absent specific guidance on the matter, federal employees walk a tricky line in accepting furlough donations and complying with existing ethics rules.