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Vets and Widows Blast VA Over Toxic Pain Killer Prescriptions
Opioids are addictive and deadly.
Management
More Agencies Announce Furlough Plans
NRC, federal courts and State Department will furlough their employees if shutdown continues.
Pay & Benefits
Oct. 11 Paycheck Could be the Last Until Government Reopens
Most federal employees will receive only 60 percent of their usual pay in that check.
Pay & Benefits
FurloughYOLO: Federal Employees Tweet How They Are Spending Their Shutdown-Induced Time Off
Feds are finding creative ways to spend the time.
Pay & Benefits
Banks Reach Out to Furloughed Feds
With paychecks hanging in the balance, banks offer loans and credit to federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
Fed Groups Blast Proposed Switch to Less Generous COLA Formula
Retiree advocates worry Congress and White House will reduce benefits in a deal to raise debt limit.
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Los Alamos, Sandia Labs Prepare to Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse
Most of the labs' 18,000 employees are at risk of being furloughed.
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If Shutdown Persists, VA Will Cut Off Claims Payments to Vets on Nov. 1
Claims staff will be cut from 20,000 to 1,500.
Pay & Benefits
From Maine to Colorado, Shutdown Puts Federal Employees' Lives on Hold
Effects reach far beyond the Beltway.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Immediate Pay for Feds Working During Shutdown
Republicans tie on-time paychecks for excepted employees to another bill forcing a ‘supercommittee’-like panel.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Feds Currently Working Could Still Face Furloughs
Funds keeping many offices afloat through the first week of the shutdown will soon dry up.
Pay & Benefits
Back Pay Bill in Senate Limbo
Federal employees probably will get retroactive pay for shutdown, but not as soon as they’d like.
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DoD Acquisitions Staff Have No Money to Buy Stuff
And if they can’t do their jobs, they may be refurloughed, Hagel warns.
Pay & Benefits
Not All Lawmakers Are Standing With Feds by Refusing Pay
At least 16 legislators say they will keep their pay despite shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Employees’ Furlough Fate During the Shutdown Isn't Written in Stone
Agencies can bring back furloughed employees for emergencies, though that is unlikely on a large scale at civilian agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Falls 22 Percent in September
Claims processing employees are working during the shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
House Unanimously Approves Back Pay For Furloughed Feds
Senate is expected to pass bill, and President Obama said he will sign it into law.
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Guess When the Shutdown Will End and Win $100
The crowds are saying 18 days, according to a model futures market for government outcomes.
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