Oversight
Reopen the Government or a Pandemic Could Kill Us All
Like the military, the CDC protects us from outside threats. So why is it so severely furloughed?
Management
A Fox Is Living on the White House Grounds and No One Can Catch It Because of the Shutdown
Groundskeepers have given up on their efforts to catch the canid.
Pay & Benefits
Union to Supervisors: Stop Making Sick Feds Work
Managers are threatening disciplinary actions against excepted workers who opt into furlough status, AFGE says.
Nextgov
Budget and Travel Restrictions Force Army Conference Online
AUSA sessions will be live streamed; viewers can engage via social media.
Pay & Benefits
2014 COLA Announcement Delayed
Federal retirees are on track to receive a 1.5 percent bump, but won’t know for sure until government reopens.
Management
The Government Shutdown: One Company’s Perspective
The effects of shutdown on a small government contractor.
Oversight
Amid Confusion, House Democrats Stick to Discharge Petition
Republicans prepare to counter Senate offer with clock ticking toward debt default.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Specials: A Running List of Discounts
Washington-area businesses are giving feds a break, on everything from happy hour drinks to yoga classes.
Nextgov
Snowden's Work History Prompts Debate Over Surveillance of Cleared Personnel
Ongoing electronic monitoring of employees is technically feasible.
Oversight
Congress Closes In on a Deal to End Shutdown, Raise Debt Ceiling
Plan would fund the government until Jan. 15 and raise the debt limit until Feb. 7.
Management
Shutdown Pain is Isolated, But Not For Long
For now, it's mostly just furloughed workers who are feeling the pain. But just wait.
Benefits
Informed Investor: What is an 'insurable interest' for life insurance or survivor annuity purposes?
A life insurance company allows an “insurable interest” to be named as a life insurance policy beneficiary. The Office of Personnel Management also permits an insurable interest to be named as a CSRS or FERS survivor annuitant. This week’s column discusses who is a legitimate insurable interest for life insurance beneficiary and survivor annuity purposes.
Management
Accidents Go Uninvestigated Due to the Shutdown
Senate Commerce hearing highlights risks to science, consumers, fishing industry.
Management
Has the Shutdown Negated Obama's Anti-Waste Effort?
By one estimate, it may be costing about what the administration's campaign to cut government waste has saved so far.
News
House GOPer: No Back Pay for Feds Home Watching Netflix
Rep. Ted Yoho reverses himself on the issue of retroactive pay for furloughed employees.
Pay & Benefits
Furloughed Feds Aren’t Just Worried About Smaller Paychecks
Work that isn’t getting done includes military base repairs, kids’ educational activities and astronomical experiments.
Management