Now that it looks like we are nearing a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling temporarily, I’ve been thinking about where this leaves the government services industry. If the shutdown ends this week or next, we’ll all get back to work, assess the damage, and begin digging out of the holeRead… Read more »
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The Shutdown, CFC, and what nonprofits can do. Check out GivingTuesday.
Check out my colleague, Elisabeth Harper’s blog, where she talks about the effect of the Shutdown on nonprofits and how they can promote Giving Tuesday as a way to recoup some of the losses that are bound to come from the suspension of the CFC campaign.
Experts Highlight Uncertainty as Primary Shutdown Effect
Some analysts believe the federal shutdown’s effects on contractors will linger even after the government reopens and resolves the dispute over the debt ceiling, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Kathleen Miller and Danielle Ivory write several federal contractors have experienced late payments, stop-work orders and solicitation cancellations amid the shutdown. “Even if the government suddenly opens forRead… Read more »
Shutdown + Debt Ceiling = Trouble – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We are now on day 14 of the government shutdown and for furloughed feds the financial impact is really starting to sink in. There is still no clear answer on whether or not feds who are furloughed will receive back pay. So for now, furloughed feds have to brace for theRead… Read more »
Post a picture of your #SHUTDOWNBEARD on @GovLoop
I thought I was the only one who was growing out my beard because of the shutdown, but it turns out I’m not alone! If you are growing out a #shutdownbeard, add a comment to this post, upload our #shutdownbeard pic, and then tweet out this discussion. Joseph
How does the game theory apply to the shutdown?
“Some portray it as a Manichean struggle between good and evil. Warren Buffett says it’s “extreme idiocy.” I’d like to recommend another way of looking at the government shutdown and the looming battle over the debt ceiling in Washington. It’s a game, played by flawed-but-not-crazy human beings under confusing circumstances. In other words, it’s anRead… Read more »
Robert Hale: Shutdown Costs $600M in Pentagon Civilian Services
Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale told House lawmakers Thursday the Defense Department was forced to shed $600 million in civilian services for national security objectives as a result of the shutdown, American Forces Press Service reports. “The lapse forces us to waste a good deal of the public’s money. About 400,000 DOD civilian personnel on furloughRead… Read more »
Federal Digital Communications Event Rescheduled Due to Shutdown
Due to the government shutdown, we’ve decided to move our annual Federal Digital Communications Event to Monday, December 9. With continued uncertainty as to when federal employees will be coming back to work, we thought it would be best to move the event back so everyone could attend. More than 650 federal employees had alreadyRead… Read more »
#GovShutdown Reader – Day 10: Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Something’s gotta give. A new survey finds federal CFOs and their staffs have only enough time, money and know-how to do the basics around financial management. Ouch. So what can they do to ease their burden? Insights from Grant Thorton. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader – Day 10: The Washington Post: HowRead… Read more »
Shutdown Showdown: 5 Priorities to Restore Fairness for Feds
For years now, the beleaguered federal workforce has paid too high a price for the political ineptitude of Congress. Hard working and loyal public servants should never be used as political pawns in an ideological chess match. Feds are not sacrificial lambs that lawmakers can conveniently use to cover up their own conspicuous failure toRead… Read more »