If there is a government shutdown just before the November election, which political party will get the blame? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's time to round up the usual suspects.
Federal News Radio counts down the 10 most popular commentaries we published in 2015.
If Congress fails to pass an omnibus spending bill before the Dec. 16 deadline and triggers a government shutdown, three Virginia lawmakers want to ensure furloughed federal employees get back pay.
Shutting down the federal government is a truly dumb thing to do, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that doesn't mean it won't happen.
With the constant yo-yo of shutdown deadlines and continuing resolutions, it's not easy being a federal manager or, for that matter, a regular employee. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what all this uncertainty means for mangers and employees.
Like the bunny-boiling lover in Fatal Attraction, the threat of a government shutdown just won't stay away. Now it's back as the weekend looms. Congress is likely to pass another continuing resolution. But just in case, federal managers have had plenty of time to plan for a lapse in funding. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more is University of Maryland School of Public Policy professor Don Kettl.
While a continuing resolution seems likely in the waning days of the short-term spending bill the government is currently operating under, federal employees once again have found themselves looking over their shoulders for any sign of a shutdown.
Who says working for Uncle Sam isn't exciting? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds have gone from hoping for a bonus "holiday" to wondering if they are going to be paid.
A pre-Christmas government shutdown could hurt Oklahoma, West Virginia and North Carolina more than Washington, D.C. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's where feds really live, work and spend.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office looked at four agencies to see how their money management and use of unobligated balances helped offset the impacts of the government shutdown and sequestration.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do partisan D.C. parents really keep kids in line by threatening to send them to summer camps run by the NRA or the ACLU?
When it comes to running the government, what does Congress have in common with TV's Homer Simpson? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it rhymes with "D'oh!"
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants to make one last budget deal before he leaves Congress at the end of the week. The two-year deal is expected to designate increases in defense spending as Overseas Contingency Operations funds, and would boost civilian agency spending as well, though not at the levels President Barack Obama requested.
Imagine if Washington-based politicians had run the first Christopher Columbus expedition. With the “New World” just over the horizon, a fast messenger ship arrives from Spain with startling news — the government has been shut down. The Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria are ordered to drop anchor. And do nothing.
Congress passed a 10-week temporary funding bill on Wednesday to keep open the government. The House voted 277-151 on the measure. It now heads to the White House for the president's signature.