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Will Congress get paid? Can you still get a passport? Find out what will be in store for Americans if Congress can't resolve its differences by Oct. 1.
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A shutdown of the federal government may occur on October 1 if Congressional leaders and the White House cannot agree on how to fund it.October 1 is also…
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Earlier this year, Pentagon workers were told they could face up to 22 furlough days because of budget cuts; the number is now 6 days. Some 650,000 civilian defense workers began taking furlough days on July 8.
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Tentative plans could reduce 11 days of unpaid leave to as few as six days for civilian workers, The Associated Press reports, citing anonymous sources at the Pentagon.
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Government work was once synonymous with job security and stability. But these days furloughs, pay freezes and threats of further cuts are fomenting discontent. Some federal employees also say that public criticism of the federal government is also taking a toll.
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Blame shifting was in high gear Tuesday on Capitol Hill and at the White House as the first air traffic delays tied to the furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration controllers began to get attention.
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Sequestration Leaves Many at Ft. Meade in LimboSeven weeks ago, hundreds of thousands in Maryland faced an uncertain future as the federal spending cuts known as sequestration went into effect. Now,…
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Children7, 8, 9, 10, uno, dos, tres…Gwendolyn GlennThese three- and four-year-olds attend the Emily Price Jones Head Start program on Eldorado Avenue in…
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Budget cuts known as the sequester began over the weekend (and this NBC News blog has a good explainer on the various numbers floating around). Maryland,…