government shutdown

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Government shutdowns stress the whole federal ecosystem

The yearly fiscal crisis and threats of appropriation lapses affect the contractor industry no less than government employees and the programs they conduct.

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Contractors prepare for appropriations to run out in two weeks

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The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern ahead of a briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Feds working overseas face 22% pay cut, if Congress doesn’t reauthorize necessary funds

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Jory Heckman/Federal News NetworkAFGE government funding rally

AFGE rallies for 7.4% federal employee pay raise, spending deal to avoid government shutdown  

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Congress

Congress swings-and-misses at impeachment, foreign aid, federal telework

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(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alphonso Grant)An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling.

Air Force will lose $13 billion in buying power if Congress doesn’t pass 2024 budget

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How are CRs impacting agencies?

Continuing resolutions hurt not only service members, but also civilians both at the Department of Defense and at other agencies by hurting morale and…

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Newly commissioned Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael McCord delivers remarks after receiving her commission during a welcoming ceremony hosted by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in the Pentagon Auditorium August 4, 2014. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett (Released)

Pentagon worried about more CRs

Mike McCord, the undersecretary of defense (comptroller)/chief financial officer, said the Department of Defense will be impacted by more continuing resolutions,…

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(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alphonso Grant)An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling.

Air Force’s quickstart initiative to help bridge work while awaiting funding

The Air Force like many other agencies is awaiting Congressional funding to start new programs, but its quickstart initiative could help it begin with early phase, low-cost preliminary work while it waits for Congressional approval.

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