government shutdown

• Cuts at the heart of shutdown debate

  Erik Wasson, staff writer for The Hill, joins us with the latest in the budget back and forth.

  Federal Drive

  February 23, 2011
• Government Shutdown, World To End…or not

  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.

  Congress

  February 23, 2011
• White House has shutdown contingency plan

  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.

  Budget

  February 22, 2011
• How to manage under budget crunch, potential shutdown

  Robert Tobias, director of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, says it\'s easy for federal managers to \"hunker down\" in the trenches while their budgets are under fire. But Tobias argues that now is the time to re-evaluate and improve how their employees deliver services to the public.

  All News

  February 22, 2011
• Shutdown: lessons learned in ’95

  We learn what it\'s like to live through a shutdown from someone who was there last time: John Elliot.

  Federal Drive

  February 21, 2011
• Politico: Shutdown chances reviewed

  Leaders of both parties say they are determined to avoid a shutdown. But they have not yielded on the amount of spending cuts they will demand or accept. Meanwhile, shutdown talk is rippling through Washington and beyond. We get the latest details from Politico\'s Laura McGann.

  Federal Drive

  February 21, 2011
• CR passes House, step freeze left behind

  Budget behemoth passes House without proposed amendments to withhold funding for within-grade increases or for promotions of federal employees. The House version of the continuing resolution proposes cutting $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs. The Senate is expected to propose holding spending at current levels.

  Budget

  February 21, 2011
• Causey: What you should know in case of a shutdown

  Mike Causey discusses the last shutdown and lessons learned in case it happens again.

  Budget

  February 18, 2011
• Talk of shutdown heats up Hill

  A top aide to Nancy Pelosi told Democratic staffers that a shutdown is likely. The comments came after House Speaker John Boehner rejected any extension of the current spending levels.

  Budget

  February 18, 2011
• POLL: Will there be a government shutdown?

  Talk of a government shutdown is heating up as lawmakers veer further away from compromise. What do you think? Will there be a government shutdown? And, if there is a shutdown, will you work remotely?…

  Budget

  February 18, 2011
• Shutdown Chicken being played on Pennsylvania Ave

  The GOP wants deep cuts in a continuing resolution, meanwhile President Obama has threatened to veto. Keeping the government funded is what\'s at stake. Budget expert James Horney explains.

  Federal Drive

  February 18, 2011
• Shutdown more likely as GOP stands firm

  House Speaker John Boehner rejected any temporary funding measures that does not include serious cuts.

  Budget

  February 17, 2011
• Budget showdown could lead to shutdown

  President Obama has threatened to veto a continuing resolution that would fund government through the rest of the fiscal year. The Hill\'s Bob Cusack explains how the CR battle has gotten this far.

  Federal Drive

  February 16, 2011
• House GOP targets more programs for deeper budget cuts

  Republican leaders in the House are calling for even deeper budgets cuts by putting forward a plan that cuts about $60 billion to hundreds of federal programs for the seven months remaining in the current fiscal year.

  Budget

  February 11, 2011