The Democratic Party Has Forgotten Its Roots
The author says the shutdown highlights the fact that the Democratic party has forgotten its roots, and federal employees are paying the price.
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
The author says the shutdown highlights the fact that the Democratic party has forgotten its roots, and federal employees are paying the price.
A recently introduced bill is designed to prevent government shutdowns by giving Congress consequences for not passing timely spending bills.
The author says that without more dire consequences from shutdowns, it is unlikely that any lessons will be learned from them.
Legislation has been reintroduced that aims to put an end to government shutdowns for good.
The White House said it would likely veto four individual funding bills introduced in the House without broader agreement on border security.
Are you a furloughed federal employee? If so, what are you doing during the shutdown? Tell us your story.
Should you be worried about the shutdown lasting for a year? The author provides examples of possible consequences if that were to happen.
The author says that the current partial government shutdown is largely not causing any real pain for the general public.
The “Holman Rule” was dropped in new House rules adopted for the 116th Congress which could make some federal employees sleep easier at night.
The author analyzes who wins and who loses during the ongoing partial government shutdown.