government shutdown

• Deadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in Senate

  By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund the agency without immigration-related…

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  February 26, 2015
• Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

  The Secretary of Homeland Security and two of his predecessors are calling on lawmakers to remove the politics from the debate over funding the department. Jeh Johnson, the current DHS secretary, and Michael Chertoff and Tom Ridge, DHS leaders under former President George W. Bush, berated the decision of Congress to tie DHS funding to the immigration debate. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the latest with impending partial DHS shutdown and what it will mean to agency employees and contractors.

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  February 25, 2015
• Furloughed, but not forgotten: Congress pushes DHS shutdown pay

  In case of a Friday shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, the House and Senate have both proposed bills that would give retroactive pay to the agency's 30,000 furloughed employees.

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  February 25, 2015
• DHS Secretary Johnson baffled by ‘absurd’ budget conversation

  A vote in the Senate could come as early as Thursday on a bill that would fund the Homeland Security Department beyond this Friday. If passed, the bill would still have to clear the House, before being sent to the President's desk. While Congress was busy making moves Wednesday, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson went on the offensive to ensure Congress doesn't shut down his department. 30,000 DHS workers would be sent home and the trickle-down effect on state and local governments and law enforcement organizations would worsen if Congress doesn't pass a bill, Johnson said.

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  February 25, 2015
• DHS shutdown twofer: Burning money and morale at the same time

  Former DHS chief human capital officer Jeff Neal talks about the real costs behind shutting down an agency.

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  February 25, 2015
• DHS on the brink of partial shutdown: Lessons from those who were there

  Former DHS leaders say you don't need a shutdown to harm the department. The threat of a partial shutdown is enough to lower employees' morale and slow down progress.

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  February 24, 2015
• John Palguta, Vice President, Partnership for Public Service

  The expiration date for Homeland Security's continuing resolution is fast approaching. The deadline is Friday. And that means Congress has just four days to reach an agreement funding the department for the rest of the year, or furlough roughly 30,000 employees. What should DHS managers be doing to prepare for this possibility? John Palguta, the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to offer some answers.

  Federal Drive

  February 24, 2015
• GOP leader offers immigration vote to try to resolve impasse

  By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days from a Homeland Security Department shutdown, Senate Republicans sought a way out Monday by splitting President Barack Obama’s contested immigration measures from the agency’s funding bill.…

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  February 24, 2015
• DHS cyber programs to ‘grind to a halt’ if 2015 funding lapses

  Andy Ozment, the assistant secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications within the National Protections and Programs Directorate (NPPD), said the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) and Einstein 3A programs would be "gravely" affected if Congress doesn't pass DHS funding bill by Feb. 28.

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  February 20, 2015
• How bad would a shutdown be for DHS?

  Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will run out February 28 unless Congress acts fast. Just how bad would a shutdown be for DHS? Former Homeland Security HR exec Jeff Neal offers his inside take.

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  February 11, 2015
• Which TSP fund is the best option for you?

  Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions about which TSP fund to invest in. January 14, 2015

  Mike Causey

  January 14, 2015
• Government shutdowns: The ‘real’ losers

  Many federal employees were impacted by the 2013 government shutdown. But the negative effect such shutdowns have on some groups, such as government contract employees, often goes unnoticed, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  December 12, 2014
• Bonus holiday and a shutdown – one down one to go

  Friday was a good day for feds. They found out they will receive a bonus holiday at Christmas. But will this week bring more holiday joy or will Scrooge show up in the form of a government shutdown, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  December 08, 2014
• House leaders move to avoid immigration showdown

  By ERICA WERNER and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to avoid a showdown over immigration, House Republican leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill that…

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  December 05, 2014