government shutdown
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Friday midnight is the deadline for a possible government shutdown but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the Great Government Shutdown of 2011 would not be like your father\'s shutdown of 1995-96 which also included a blizzard. He says there is more good news, and even more very bad news, for government workers this time around.
February 28, 2011 -
With a potential shutdown, feds looking for monetary relief would have to finalize it before operations cease.
February 25, 2011 -
Federal financial managers are coming to terms with financial compliance; limited money for new systems or upgrades; and the continuing need for achieving clean audits, financial transparency, and compliance. How are those financial managers facing these challenges is the subject of the Federal News Radio Discussion: Accounting in Austerity.
February 25, 2011 -
There\'s a new reality show in the works with a cast of millions. If everything goes wrong, says Senior Correspondent turned TV critic Mike Causey, it will debut in early March with a cast of millions who will get paid nothing for their trouble.
February 25, 2011 -
The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.
February 24, 2011 -
Federal employees are barred from voluntarily working unpaid during a shutdown, explains Cisco\'s Alan Balutis.
February 24, 2011 -
A panel of experts said contractors should prepare for a potential government shutdown by figuring out how their specific contracts would be affected in such a scenario. Step one, they said, is for vendors to talk with their agency contracting officers.
February 24, 2011 -
Where were you during the last government shutdown? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has tracked down some survivors who relive what, for some, was a nightmare while others recall it as the good old days.
February 24, 2011 -
The shutdown 15 years ago could provide insight for feds but no guarantees can be made.
February 23, 2011 -
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Government Executive, says given the political climate in Congress now, a short-term shutdown over the weekend could play out.
February 23, 2011 -
Tom Trabucco, the Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses the likelihood of feds taking out TSP funds in the event of a furlough.
February 23, 2011 -
The budget standoff continues in Washington, even while congress is on recess. Amy Morris, co-host of \"The Federal Drive\" and executive editor at Federal News Radio 1500 am answers questions on Fox5.
February 23, 2011 -
Erik Wasson, staff writer for The Hill, joins us with the latest in the budget back and forth.
February 23, 2011 -
The possibility of a government shutdown next month is very real. So what were the lessons learned in the last big shutdown 15 years ago? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is plenty of history, but a lot of it is being written by people who weren\'t in government, or who were maybe teenagers when it happened.
February 23, 2011 -
Although the White House is confident that a shutdown can be avoided, the government also has a contingency plan in case of a shutdown. These plans have been in place since 1980, says the White House press secretary.
February 22, 2011