Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: Coast Guard Goes Without Pay For the First Time Ever, Denver Helps Feds With Their Mortgages and More
The economic impact of the shutdown is increasing.
Oversight
Federal Service Contractors Blitz Capitol Hill to Protest Shutdown
Democratic senators applaud union tactic of delivering unpaid bills to majority leader.
Pay & Benefits
As Congress Continues to Flounder, Agencies Begin Recalling Thousands of Furloughed Workers
Federal agencies are gearing up for a long-term shutdown, bringing on 40,000 more employees to work without pay.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: Pelosi Requests State of the Union Delay, Super Bowl Travel Woes and More
With no end in sight, the shutdown is in its fourth week.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: The Shutdown Will Harm The Health And Safety Of Americans, Even After It’s Long Over
The shutdown poses a very real threat to preparedness for future emergencies, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
Management
Pentagon Could Claim Authority to Build Trump's Border Wall, CRS Says
Updated analysis by Congress's legal researchers predicts a court challenge.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: NASA Employees to Rally in Houston, Robocalls Increase and Super Bowl Ads Impacted
The government has been shut down for nearly a month.
Management
OMB's Shutdown Improvising Draws Fire from Budget and Legal Experts
Acting budget chief Vought has revived operations on tax refunds and food stamps.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Shutdown Hits the Food System
The FDA has to reduce inspections due to the shutdown.
Management
Science Gets Shut Down Right Along With The Federal Government
Setting aside personal hardships for workers who don't see a paycheck during the shutdown, the research enterprise itself loses out, too. And unlike back pay, this lost time can never be made up.
Pay & Benefits
The Impact of the Government Shutdown Is About to Snowball
The consequences will only get more severe after federal workers miss their first paychecks Friday—even as the Trump administration tries, in ways large and small, to mitigate them.
Management
Senator Challenges Park Service Deal to Keep Tower Open in Trump Hotel
Democrat Peters says GSA is offering "special treatment" while other federal buildings are shuttered.
Pay & Benefits
Furloughed Feds Poised to Receive Back Pay After House Sends Measure to Trump
The president said he would sign the bill, which would retroactively compensate feds when the shutdown ends.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: 'Real Damage' to Aviation, EPA Slows Pollution Inspections and FEMA Stops Contracts
Local government and air travel are feeling the effects of the shutdown acutely.
Management
With 5,000 Furloughed, FBI Agents Group Petitions for Resumed Funding
As shutdown shrinks resources, investigations and surveillance operations are impeded.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: Fewer Food Inspections, Tips For Furloughed Feds to Make Ends Meet and the Future of SNAP Benefits
The safety of the food system has been placed at risk by the shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Shutdown Roundup: How Beer is Affected, Which States Feel the Most Heat and HUD's Letter to Landlords
This government shutdown is approaching the longest-ever gap in funding.
Pay & Benefits
Why Unpaid Federal Workers Don't Just Strike During a Shutdown
The law prohibits federal employees from walking off the job—even if they’re not being paid.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Negotiating the Wall Via Memes
President Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer are using the language of the web to end the shutdown stalemate.
Oversight