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What the partial government shutdown could mean for FBI agents
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A new report looks into the long-term impact.
For some businesses, the partial government shutdown offers a chance to market directly to affected federal workers
Companies still have to be careful about crafting messages in a highly politicized moment.
Thousands of federal works file unemployment claims
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More apply for benefits as the partial government shutdown drags on.
Shutdown could affect security clearances
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Skip a bill payment, get bad credit. Get bad credit, lose your security clearance.
Definition of an essential worker does a shutdown shift
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Thousands of government employees are furloughed during this government shutdown.
The partial government shutdown makes business nostalgic for bureaucracy
With the partial government shutdown hurtling toward the one-month mark, companies are starting to long for a little old-fashioned government bureaucracy. Because while it may slow things down, without it, it’s pretty hard to get anything done. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
What happens when losing a paycheck becomes a regular thing
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As a government contractor, Janet Martin weathered several shutdowns. But losing pay changed how she thinks about money.
How the government shutdown is affecting federal employees who are veterans
The partial government shutdown left some 800,000 federal employees without a paycheck last week, and a lot of military veterans are among that number. Nearly a third of workers in federal executive branch agencies are veterans, and according to the Office of Personnel Management, they’re heavily concentrated in law enforcement departments, meaning that many of […]
Caught in the trade war, navigating the shutdown
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In June of last year, the Trump administration imposed the Section 232 tariffs, 10 percent on imported aluminum and 25 percent on imported steel. Many small businesses applied for exclusions, hoping to avoid the costly tariffs. It’s been a slow process for many applicants, made slower by the government shutdown. Todd Adams is president of […]
What should federal workers do about money during the shutdown?
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We asked the experts.

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