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Long lasting complications from the 2013, 2018 government shutdowns

Federal employment attorney Heidi Burakiewicz represents tens of thousands of employees who sued for damages after both the 2013 and 2018 shutdowns, and…

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Security fencing and video surveillance equipment has been installed around the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, ahead of a planned Sept. 18 rally by far-right supporters of former President Donald Trump who are demanding the release of rioters arrested in connection with the 6 January insurrection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

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OPM proposes new limits on back pay for federal employees, unions

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OPM looks to change when it owes back-pay from personnel disputes

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The air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport is seen, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration reported delays in air travel Friday because of a

Shutdowns: 2020 style

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Prepping for poverty, maybe throw in a recession too?

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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2015 photo provided by NASA, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly participates in a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in which he and Flight Engineer Tim Kopra, not pictured, moved the station's mobile transporter rail car ahead of the docking of a Russian cargo supply spacecraft. In his new autobiography, the retired astronaut writes about his U.S. record-breaking year in space and the challenging life events that got him there. (NASA via AP)

Back pay for low-wage federal contractors clears House

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Trump admin. not on board with contractor back pay for government shutdown

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FILE - In this June 19, 2015 file photo, Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building is seen in Washington. The FAA would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week. The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs agreed to early Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Is your agency as good as when you first started?

Did the recent shutdown do at least one constructive thing: Spotlight the lack of federal workers?

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Senate’s 2020 budget resolution passes without contractor back pay for future shutdowns

The Senate Budget Committee passed a 2020 budget resolution last week, but left out several proposals designed to protect the federal workforce.

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Support builds for law to increase fed job access for ex-criminals

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Bipartisan support is growing for a proposed bill to remove barriers to federal employment for people with a criminal record.

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Long lasting complications from the 2013, 2018 government shutdowns

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

OPM proposes new limits on back pay for federal employees, unions

OPM looks to change when it owes back-pay from personnel disputes

Shutdowns: 2020 style

Prepping for poverty, maybe throw in a recession too?

Should astronauts be furloughed, too?

Shutdown’s permanent collateral damage

3 government shutdowns have cost agencies 57,000 productive years

Back pay for low-wage federal contractors clears House

Trump admin. not on board with contractor back pay for government shutdown

Is your agency as good as when you first started?

Senate’s 2020 budget resolution passes without contractor back pay for future shutdowns

Support builds for law to increase fed job access for ex-criminals