Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Reopen Government, Provide Pay Raise
Trump says he would veto the measures.
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Retiree Health Care Liabilities Keep Stacking Up For States
Newly issued data show the financial challenge posed by "other post-employment benefits."
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Shutdown Struggles Loom for Localities in Need of Infrastructure, Affordable Housing Funding
What’s currently a distraction for governments could soon turn into a more serious situation.
Oversight
GOP Senator Blasts Marshals Service for ‘Frat’ Culture, Details Mismanagement
Some 100 whistleblowers told Judiciary panel of waste, wrongful hiring, retaliation.
Pay & Benefits
Funded Agencies’ Paychecks to Go Out on Time, Despite Shutdown Impacting Largest Payroll Processor
Although the National Finance Center is partially funded through Agriculture Department appropriations, it still has enough money and staff to work through the partial government shutdown.
Management
Trump Brings Federal Employee Union to White House to Make Case for Shutdown
Union officials say temporarily forgoing pay is small price to pay for a wall.
Pay & Benefits
What the Shutdown Means for Your Retirement
It affects everything from processing of applications to lump-sum payments for annual leave.
Oversight
An Awkward Beginning to Democratic Control of the House
The shutdown is undercutting the Democrats’ moment of triumph, muddling their opportunity to drive the national debate on their own terms.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Facing Financial Hardships During the Shutdown Have Some Options for Relief
Furloughed employees are pursuing unemployment in much lower numbers than in 2013.
Oversight
Trump Instructs Pentagon to Curb Watchdogs' Access to Secret Military Reports
Transparency groups decry move as hindering the work of inspectors general.
Oversight
The EPA Has Backed Off Enforcement Under Trump – Here Are The Numbers
Data gathered from EPA reports, staffers and retirees show the Trump administration has brought fewer environmental enforcement actions to conclusion and deferred more to states.
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Senate Confirms OSTP Director, VA CIO on Final Day
Nobody has permanently served in either role since the beginning of the Trump administration.
Oversight
Shutdown Roundup: Poop in Parks, Marriage License Delays and Immigration Backups
The effects of the appropriations lapse are being felt nationwide.
Management
Analysis: How to End Government Shutdowns, Forever
Congress should stop relying on one-off funding extensions to keep the government running.
Nextgov
The FBI is Trying Amazon’s Facial-Recognition Software
The software allows the FBI to go through video surveillance footage much faster than agents can.
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Michigan’s New Governor Sends Strong Message to State Employees
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Pennsylvania pension changes … N.Y. gov.’s about-face on marijuana ... San Diego scooter safety ... and Kentucky open-records lawsuits.
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GOP AGs Weigh in Against States in Census Case Before Supreme Court
It’s one of several legal battles over the Trump administration’s controversial decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census.
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‘Peace Cross’ Case Could Affect Hundreds of Monuments, States Say
States and localities argue the U.S. Supreme Court should use the case of the 40-foot cross to provide “clear guidance” on war memorials that use religious motifs.
Pay & Benefits
After Failed White House Meeting, Republicans Suggest Shutdown Agreement Could Take 'Weeks'
Trump rejects Democrats' offer to reopen government while punting on border, saying agencies could be closed "a long time."
Pay & Benefits