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Note to Congress: Federal Employees Have Mortgages
And, since I’m cranky already, let’s stop the cheap talk and pandering to veterans.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Could Halt Feds' Leave Accrual
Employees already furloughed from sequestration will stop earning time off first.
News
Do Lawmakers Fear Mobs of Angry Feds?
According to one report, they're beefing up security at district offices.
Pay & Benefits
Patience Wearing Thin Among Those Most Affected by Shutdown
Closings prompt some to think about other lines of work.
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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.
Tech
Are You Furloughed and in Need of a Job? Try a Start-Up.
A community of D.C.-area tech start-ups is here to help. And they love your resume.
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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