Oversight
Short-Term Deal Ends Longest-Ever Shutdown
Congress quickly passes stopgap spending measure after Trump thanks "incredible federal workers."
Management
Employee Call Outs Force Ground Stop at Major U.S. Airport
Shutdown impact continues to spread as feds miss second paycheck.
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President Trump Signs Extension of Federal Welfare Program
“While short-term extensions can be challenging for states, we are committed to working with Congress on a long-term reauthorization that provides certainty for states and families,” according to Scott Pattison, the executive director of the National Governors Association.
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DHS Cyber Chief Explains Issuing Emergency Directive During Shutdown
CISA Director Chris Krebs says “an urgent response was required” despite a large swath of the government shut down due to a lapse in appropriations.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: NTSB Isn't Investigating Accidents, Warren Warns of Decreased Financial Investigations and More
A safety board spokeswoman said the shutdown is affecting the agency's work.
News
Administration Officials Downplay Feds' Financial Struggles During Shutdown
From economic advisors to the president himself, recent comments have come off as insensitive to feds.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Wilbur Ross Has Some Questions and Suggestions for Furloughed Feds
The Commerce chief appeared on CNBC to talk about the shutdown.
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Vermont Governor’s Plan to Pay Out-of-Staters to Take a Job in His State
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Pennsylvania lt. gov.’s marijuana listening tour … Florida secretary of state resigns … and the cause of the 2017 Tubbs Fire is ID’d.
Route Fifty
It’s Not All About Millennials. Mayors Look to Engage With Seniors.
“The majority of the people that will show up on Election Day are going to be older voters,” notes an AARP representative.
Management
Senate Rejects Two Bills to Reopen Government in First Votes to End Shutdown
Senate leaders are working on a new path forward.
Management
White House Wants to Reduce the Shutdown Pain for Contractors
Under draft guidance obtained by Government Executive, OMB would reverse past policy and allow payments to contractors, raising legal concerns.
Pay & Benefits
It's Not Just TSA: Call Outs, Resignations Plague a Range of Shuttered Agencies
"It’s already started," one official says. "I can only see it getting worse."
Route Fifty
Mayors Eye Two-Pronged Attack on FCC’s Preemptive 5G Order
The latest effort is a new bill in Congress that would overturn the agency on its rule that strictly limits how much local governments can charge providers and how long officials can take to process applications.
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Marine Corps Wants Cost-Effective Ways to Migrate Apps to the Cloud
The service wants to make sure it actually saves money moving applications from on-prem data centers to the cloud.
Defense
Is Trump Setting the Stage for a Military Intervention in Venezuela?
“Everything is on the table, all options,” an administration official said.
Pay & Benefits
The Government is Spending $90 Million a Day to Pay People Not to Work
The government’s debt to furloughed workers has already surpassed the payroll costs related to the 2013 shutdown.
Tech
Trump's Space Ambitions Are Too Big for One President
The reality of space travel squashed his impulsive desire to reach Mars in his first term, rather than the 2030s.
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Shutdown Could Damage Homeland Security for ‘Months, if Not Years,’ Says Ex-DHS Chief
Efforts to strengthen the country’s cyber posture have come to a halt, and if a crisis were to strike, there wouldn’t be enough people to respond, former agency officials said.
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