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Senate Dems could block bills as feds are impacted by shutdown
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and a group of federal employees detailed the impact of the shutdown, calling for the Senate to pass funding bills and protections for federal employees.
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Did House Democrats defuse the debt ceiling?
A new rule lets legislators suspend the government's borrowing limit -- currently set to kick in March 1 -- without a separate vote.
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Trump now expects 'serious talks' on shutdown
The president told reporters on Jan. 6 that he "can relate" to federal workers who are working without pay or furloughed and may miss at least one paycheck as a result of an ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government.
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Shutdown 'perfectly timed to prevent people from joining government'
The federal workforce takes the brunt of the shutdown impact, but there's another group who may be dissuaded from joining government altogether: young prospective employees and students.
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Gfrerer confirmed to lead tech at VA
After about two years of temporary officials, with tech problems piling up, the Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs finally lands a Senate-confirmed leader.
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Back to the future: Shutdowns and the next generation of feds
In 2013 during another shutdown, FCW took a look at how the prospect of furloughs and unpaid work were affecting the morale of students planning careers in the federal government.
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Trump nixes planned pay raise for feds
With shutdown talks at an impasse, the White House finalized plans to freeze federal pay at 2018 levels.
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Trump asks agencies to look for wall funding
White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said at her afternoon briefing that the president had tasked agency heads with finding money that can be reprogrammed for the wall as part of a possible plan to pass appropriations bills and avoid a partial government shutdown.
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DOD on track to take on background checks ahead of White House order
The Pentagon is readying to absorb the National Background Investigations Bureau ahead of an anticipated executive order.
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White House preps to change the way agencies go online
Federal CIO Suzette Kent is set to issue a draft of a new Trusted Internet Connection policy, to try to eliminate bottlenecks in online access and improve cybersecurity.
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Agencies take a beating in 2018 Best Places to Work report
The federal government generally looks like a less enjoyable place to work than it did a year ago, and a dearth of effective leadership gets most of the blame.
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Top Oversight Dem urges OSC to rescind 'resistance' memo
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wants the Office of Special Counsel to rescind a memorandum cautioning feds against "resistance" and impeachment talk in the workplace.
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Public interest in records schedules booms
The National Archives and Records Administration is seeing a spike in comments on routine records dispensation notices.
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OSC warns against anti-Trump 'resistance' chatter
A memo from a civil service protection office warns feds about possible Hatch Act violations arising from impeachment chatter or mentions of "resistance" while on the job.
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Risk Management Framework adoption hits stumbling blocks at DOD
As DOD shifts away from compliance, the old methods are becoming barriers to new risk management policies.
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MSPB to close 2018 without a quorum
After going nearly all of 2017 without a quorum, the Merit Systems Protection Board will likely not be able to address its growing backlog of nearly 1,600 cases in 2018.
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Note to government: Start talking like everybody else!
Steve Kelman takes issue with jargon that serves mainly to create artificial distinctions from the private sector.
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Can the AF's Kessel Run scale across the DOD?
Everyone wants a piece of the Air Force's agile software development program. Here's how the program could scale to the other services.
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Hurd's opponent concedes in Texas race
IT subcommittee chairman Will Hurd has apparently held on to his seat in Congress in yet another photo finish in the sprawling and politically divided 23rd Texas congressional district.
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