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DFAS: Troops to Receive Mid-Month Pay Despite Shutdown

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service says all military service members will receive their salaries and allowances for the current pay period by Oct. 15, Military Times reported Tuesday. Andrew Tilghman writes DFAS started processing the mid-month payroll as the Pentagon works to interpret a federal law that guarantees military pay during the shutdown. ARead… Read more »

#GovShutdown – Day 9 – VA running out of money for Vets – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Healthcare.gov hit some major snags after it launched last week. What went wrong? We get insights from Clay Johnson. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader – Day 9: House Republicans are currently drafting a bill that would allow the Defense Department to pay out $100,000 in death benefits during the government shutdown toRead… Read more »

The First Step in Rebuilding Trust During the Government Shutdown

As I was sifting through updates on Facebook last night, I came across an interesting photo that one of my friends “Liked” on her Facebook page. The picture was of a letter sent from Republican Congresswoman, Ann Wagner, to Dan Strodel, Chief Administrative Officer, requesting that her pay be withheld throughout the shutdown. Ann’s requestRead… Read more »

#GovShutdown Reader – Day 8: Backpay stalls in the Senate – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We are now in day eight of the government shutdown and with no resolution in sight, many are starting to worry about the long-term ramifications of the shutdown. One of those ramifications could be young people turning away from government service. Insights from PPS’s Tom Fox. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader –Read… Read more »

Shutdown and Shutout? Are you considering leaving gov?

We are now in day eight of the government shutdown and with no resolution in sight, many are starting to worry about the long-term ramifications of the shutdown. One of those ramifications could be young people turning away from government service. And who could blame them? The shutdown and sequestration have turned the once stableRead… Read more »

Making Government Accountable-Even During A Shutdown

Insights from Amy Bennett, Assistant Director for OpentheGovernment.Org Here at GovLoop we have created a knowledge network for government based on the experiences of an incredible community of government employees, consultants, and contractors. At Open The Government they seek to create another kind of knowledge network for government and constituents alike, based on transparency. “OneRead… Read more »

The Government Shutdown: One Company’s Perspective

Now that we are into the second week of this shutdown, I wanted to give a perspective on the shutdown from our company. My partner Ron and I have spent just over 6 years creating our company, building and serving our clients, finding and training amazing employees, and building a culture that I would stackRead… Read more »

#GovShutdown – Day 7 – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Getting approval to attend government conferences was a harrowing experience before the shutdown. Travel restrictions, budget cuts and management approval made it very difficult to attend any government conference, let alone conferences out of town. But now the government shutdown is going to make attending conferences even more difficult. We getRead… Read more »

Conferences were next to impossible before the shutdown…now?

Getting approval to attend government conferences was a harrowing experience before the shutdown. Travel restrictions, budget cuts and management approval made it very difficult to attend any government conference, let alone conferences out of town. But now the government shutdown is going to make attending conferences even more difficult. Joyce Bosc is the President ofRead… Read more »

NASA Mars Exploration Mission Still Go for Launch Despite Shutdown

NASA has granted an emergency exemption for a University of Colorado program to examine Mars’ atmosphere to avoid delaying the project until 2016, according to a report by the Daily Camera. The $485 million Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft will launch between Nov. 18 and Dec. 7 because the Earth and Mars are inRead… Read more »