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POLL: Is your agency preparing for a shutdown?

Federal News Radio asks readers to take a poll on their agency's shutdown preparations.

Tags: budget , poll , contingency plan , OMB

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How to backtime the budget

Any budget deal in Congress has to be reached a lot sooner than you might think. The House and Senate need more than just enough time to pass it. Because of that Russell Berman, congressional reporter, says not to be surprised if another continuing resolution is needed to keep the lights on at your agency.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , The Hill , furlough , CR , Russell Berman , Suzanne Kubota

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Shutdown, Furloughs, and Givebacks

Federal Times editor Steve Watkins and senior writer Steve Losey, financial planner Arthur Stein, and president of the Senior Executives Association Carol Bonosaro join us to answer your questions.

Tags: budget , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey , Steve Watkins , Federal Times , furlough , Steve Losey , Arthur Stein , Carol Bonasaro , pay freeze , SES

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Shutdown Clock: 10 Days and Ticking

April 8 could be S-day. S as in shutdown for hundreds of thousands of nonpostal federal workers. The White House is fuming. Congress is feuding and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says many federal workers are concerned about an extended time out without pay.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , CR , budget

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Budget deal must come by the end of the week

The specter of at least a partial government shutdown looms once again. The AP's Jerry Bodlander has the latest.

Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , budget , Jerry Bodlander ,

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Furloughs & Government by Part-timers!

If the government is shut down next week, Congress and the White House will remain open for business and in a pay status so they can work out a deal to reopen the government that was closed because they couldn't work out a deal. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains the logic behind the furlough follies.

Tags: pay and benefits , Congress , Mike Causey , furlough

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Have we seen the last of the budget stopgap measures?

Does Congress have another stopgap measure left in it? Can the federal workforce weather one more as well? We ask The Hill's Erik Wasson.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , stopgap funding bill , CR , Erik Wasson , Suzanne Kubota

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How feds help feds survive the worst

The Federal Employees Education and Assistance fund survives on the kindness of federal employees to help federal employees survive disasters from furloughs to floods. We talk with Executive Director Steve Bauer. We also get an update on the latest furlough developments from Federal Times editor, Steve Watkins.

Tags: budget , pay and benefits , FEEA , retirees , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey , Steve Watkins , Federal Times , furlough , USPS , Steve Bauer

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House passes 3-week spending bill

The newest stopgap funding measure would cut spending by $6 billion. The current proposal would be the sixth short-term spending bill this year alone as Congress has failed to reach a compromise on a longer-term budget solution.

Tags: budget , Congress , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee

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Shutdown Survival Tip: Have Lots of Money!

In the event of an emergency like a government-wide shutdown you want to have six months cash to cover your bills while Congress gets its act together. Where, you ask, do you find that financial cushion? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells you about how some members of Congress did it in the 1990s.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , FEEA , budget

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