Showing posts with label Federal Shutdown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Federal Shutdown. Show all posts

Oct 1, 2013

800,000 employees in the government's workforce to feel goverment shutdown


Government Shuts Down as Congress Misses Deadline


'...Many federal workers reporting to their agencies Tuesday morning will undertake a half-day of shutdown preparations before more than 800,000 employees in the government's workforce of about 2.9 million are sent home. ...'


Reference: wsj.com
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Sep 30, 2013

OFR published a notice to give guidance on Federal Shutdown 2013


What happens if the Government shuts down?


'...The OFR published a notice to give guidance to agency customers and the public. See, 78 FR 59974...'


Reference: www.federalregister.gov
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Apr 8, 2011

OMB Federal Employee Shutdown Guidance from Past Furloughs


OMB bulletins and memoranda that were used in connection with past furloughs.


'...OMB Memorandum M-11-13, Planning for Agency Operations During a Lapse in Government Funding (April 7, 2011); OMB Circular A-11, July 2010; OMB Bulletin M-95-18 transmitting 8/16/95 Department of Justice opinion, (August 22, 1995); OMB Memorandum M-91-02, Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations, (October 5, 1990); OMB Bulletin No. 80-14, Supplement No. 1, Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations, (August 20, 1982); OMB Memorandum, Agency Operations in the Absence of Appropriations, (November 17, 1981); OMB Bulletin 80-14, Shutdown of Agency Operations Upon Failure by the Congress to Enact Appropriations, (August 28, 1980); ...'


Reference: www.opm.gov
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House GOP pressing to limit EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases in budget talks


Shutdown threat: It's about more than money


'...Another would ban the District of Columbia from sending local tax money to groups that provide access to abortions.

The House GOP also is pressing for several provisions related to the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases....'


Reference: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Apr 7, 2011

Federal Furlough Lawsuit


Union files lawsuit regarding government shutdown


'...The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit in federal court on March 30 seeking details on agencies’ shutdown plans, AFGE National President John Gage announced today at a National Press Club newsmaker event....'


Reference: www.afge.org
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Federal Employee Furlough and Shutdown Q and A


Most Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Shutdowns and Furloughs


'...Understandably, this situation has generated some anxiety among federal employees regarding how a government shutdown would affect them. Of particular concern is the fact that many federal employees would be “furloughed” or released without pay for the duration of that shutdown....'


Reference: ourpublicservice.org
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough, DoD Furlough, Federal Shutdown,

Apr 5, 2011

OPM Federal Furlough Shutdown Information and Guidance Website Announced


Guidance and Information on Furlough


'...Federal agencies do not have the authority to pay their employees during a shutdown, regardless of whether the employees are working as "excepted" or furloughed as "non-excepted". "Excepted" employees will receive pay for hours worked when the Congress passes and the President signs a new appropriation or continuing resolution. Congress will also determine whether "non-excepted" employees will receive pay for the furlough period. ...'


Reference: http://www.opm.gov/furlough2011/
Tags: Federal Employee Furlough Information, Government Shutdown Guidance

Mar 29, 2011

Federal Shutdown Likely?


Federal Shutdown Becoming Likely With 10 Days to Go


'...Reaching a federal budget accord in Congress by the April 8 deadline "appears increasingly difficult to achieve" making a government shutdown "more likely," according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. ...'


Reference: www.beckershospitalreview.com
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Mar 27, 2011

'Excepted' employees are required to work during a shutdown


Government Shutdown Overview


'...On April 8 the current resolution comes to an end, so federal agencies are preparing for a possible government shutdown if legislators of both parties can’t reach an agreement....'


Reference: compoundcaptive via tucsoncitizen.com
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Mar 16, 2011

Memo details Department of Defense Shutdown Plans


Draft Memo Outlines DoD Shutdown Plans


'...If the U.S. federal government shuts down, all military personnel would be required to continue working without pay, according to the memo. The military would continue to operate in Afghanistan, and troops would continue to prepare for deployment. But many civilian DoD employees could be furloughed. ...'


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