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Graphic By: Derace LauderdaleGovernment Shutdown

Under a possible government shutdown this week, 158,000 feds face furloughs

At least 158,000 federal employees could be furloughed in a possible government shutdown if Congress runs down the clock on four appropriations bills.

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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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(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

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/monsitjTechnology modernization fund

What federal largess looks like from the perspective of a state-level budget official

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A government shutdown is (or is not) a week away

It sure came fast. Just a workweek remaining until the continuing resolution expires. The fever is building on Capitol Hill to do something to avoid a…

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkFederal Acquisition, GSA

Yes, people, the House leadership failure also affects acquisition

The longer the House of Representatives remains in stasis, the closer the next budget deadline comes without any action to resolve it. There is lots at…

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Government shutdown averted, but federal employees still wary as Congress shifts deadline to holiday season

Federal employees see the extended shutdown deadline as a chance to set aside emergency funds, in case lawmakers can’t reach another 11th-hour deal just before Thanksgiving.

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