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What happens to furloughed employees during a government shutdown?

During the last government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, roughly 800,000 of the 2.1 million civilian federal employees at the time were furloughed.

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Congressmen raise concerns about child care during government shutdown

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How about evidence-based policy making not just for you, but for Congress?

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The work of the former House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress will continue

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Momentum continues toward modernizing Congress

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Congress' own reform committee wraps up its work and now its time to vote

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Jokes aside, could Congress function if something wiped out a lot of members?

Night falls at the the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Some members of Congress are working to make things more civil, in a Congress that works better

The bronze Statue of Freedom, by Thomas Crawford, is the crowning feature of the dome of the U.S. Capitol, shown ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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TSP changes, retirement help for former seasonal feds and other bills to watch

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Defense

Cleaning up hazardous chemicals, unexploded munitions from military bases not likely to wrap up soon

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Committee to reform House is off to a running start in the 117th Congress

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo the morning sun illuminates the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning to Washington for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal making on a challenging menu of year-end business. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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An update on modernizing Congress

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus talks on his smartphone as he walks past a Huawei store in Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop "oppressing Chinese companies" after U.S. regulators declared telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Agencies, contractors get more time to purge Chinese-made telecom gear from supply chains

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020, file photo dark clouds and heavy rain sweep over the U.S. Capitol in Washington. At least a government shutdown is off the table. But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated pre-election session, hopes are fading for a pandemic relief bill, or much else. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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House Modernization Committee issues last round of recommendations

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White House lays out issues with House's minibus spending bill

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House Modernization Committee approves continuity of operations recommendations

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IT Modernization

An update on Congress' IT development

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., left, speaks with Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)

Technology

Will the coronavirus be the push Congress needs to modernize long-standing inefficiencies?

A workman walks through the empty corridors of the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill as lawmakers negotiate on the emergency coronavirus response legislation, in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Modernization committee leaders weigh in on continuity of operations, reopening

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House IG tells committee to consider 'tremendous opportunity' to centralize IT services

Sunset sky over the US Capitol building dome in Washington DC.

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House Modernization Committee recommends bringing back Office of Technology Assessment

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First look at new ideas to modernize Congress

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To modernize Congress, start with staffer pay and technology, retired lawmakers say