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Faced with a partial government shutdown with no certain end in sight, the Agriculture Department has come up with a budgetary workaround to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue to be paid out through February.
January 08, 2019 -
Many people who spent their career with Uncle Sam are glad they did. But when it’s over, many people are glad, too. Take today’s holiday guest columnist, Tony Korlik, for example.
December 31, 2018 -
The House has passed its own continuing resolution that would fund all of government through Feb. 8 and provide $5 billion toward the southern border. The CR is reportedly a tough sell in the Senate, setting up further anxiety and uncertainty ahead of Friday's partial shutdown deadline.
December 20, 2018 -
The Senate cleared the first hurdle in preventing a partial government shutdown on Dec. 21.
December 19, 2018 -
Congress has less than a week before funding for some federal agencies expires on Dec. 21. Will the government close? Will federal employees get a pay raise in 2019? There are many possibilities and few clear answers.
December 14, 2018 -
The Navy tells the Senate Armed Services Committee that a change in funding could hurt its trajectory on readiness.
December 13, 2018 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shared potential obstacles for government contractors on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 10, 2018 -
Congress' latest Dec. 21 deadline leaves the Senate no time to consider a series of recommendations from a joint budget and appropriations reform committee that were designed to prevent the current situation in the first place.
December 07, 2018 -
Congress passes a bicameral two-week continuing resolution on Thursday, postponing an impending partial government shutdown.
December 06, 2018 -
Congress can't avoid dealing with that possible funding lapse Friday if a budget deal is not reached. David Hawkings shared more insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 04, 2018 -
Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government editorial director, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a look at what might be a fire drill of a session.
November 27, 2018 -
Before the end of 2018, Congress needs solutions for seven unfinished appropriations bills, plus a definitive answer on federal employee pay.
November 26, 2018 -
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer is focusing on changing the Navy culture to become more agile and efficient, to maximize the resources that it has at any given time.
October 05, 2018 -
Find out what has to happen for Congress to approve a pay raise for federal workers and what's the latest on the Trump Administrations' plans to re-train what is sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce on this week's Your Turn.
October 03, 2018 -
How can contractors get the most out of a period of budget certainty? Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin with to provide some tips.
October 01, 2018