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What happens to ‘essential’ federal employees in a government shutdown?

The only thing guaranteed at this point is that a shutdown, even a short one, would affect wide swaths of the workforce.

By Molly Weisner

8 months ago

Homeland Security agrees to hasten asylum for resettled Afghans

The government processed just 11% of applications submitted via the Operation Allies Welcome program, with thousands still pending.

By Molly Weisner

8 months ago

The 3 possible fates feds face in a government shutdown

Unlike what the name suggests, the federal government doesn’t fully close during a government shutdown and employees generally face one of three outcomes as a result: furloughed, excepted or exempted.

By Jessie Bur

6 years ago

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