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Beyond the Shutdown, Federal Appropriations Challenges Loom

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In a press call hosted by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and the House Freedom Caucus, Republican members of Congress weighed in on the future of federal appropriations whether or not the stopgap spending continuing resolution languishing in the Senate is passed.  “Republicans have been moving their committee stuff forward as best they can, but … you can’t do everything during a government shutdown. You can’t talk about what the next one is going to be until you open it up in the first place,” Emmer told The Daily…

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Lawmakers seek to revise pay, benefits for some federal employees under shutdown

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As Congress still appears far from reaching a spending agreement to end the partial government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are expecting to miss their first full paychecks this Friday. Many excepted and furloughed federal employees received partial paychecks around Oct. 10, for the pay period that ended Oct. 4 — although they were only paid for workdays through Sept. 30. But while the shutdown drags on, some members of Congress are looking at other options to try to secure pay and benefits for certain employees impacted by…

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Are we entering a new era in federal budgeting?

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Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, it was a busy week in Congress last week. Let’s start with the rescission bill, the one that got passed, $ 9 billion minus the $ 400 million that went to [the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]. What did you hear as that was going through the process? Loren Duggan That was a bill that was very partisan, and it was backed by Republicans. There were a couple of defections in the Senate, notably Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), but that bill…

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More than 500 former PMFs urge revival of federal leadership program

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Hundreds of former Presidential Management Fellows are urging Congress to reinstate the now-defunct PMF program, previously one of the government’s key channels for recruiting and developing the next generation of federal leaders. In response to President Donald Trump’s elimination of the PMF program earlier this year, over 500 program alumni signed a letter sent to Congress on Friday, calling for the passage of the TALENTS Act. The bill, introduced by Sens. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in May, would both restore and codify the PMF program, in effect…

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The New Danger in Trump’s Washington: Honoring Federal Employees

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In some ways, last night’s Sammie awards—also known as the Oscars for federal employees—proceeded just as they do every year. In a packed auditorium a few blocks from the White House, government luminaries handed out medals to some of the nation’s most talented civil servants, recognizing groundbreaking research, major improvements in customer service, and top-notch stewardship of taxpayer money. The ceremony, however, was unusual in one respect: Hardly any of the honorees took the stage to accept their awards. Instead, they stayed at their seats, away from the cameras. Public…

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