GOP struggles for way out as Homeland shutdown looms
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided Republicans are searching for a way out of an impasse over immigration that is threatening to shut down the Homeland Security Department...
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DHS shutdown twofer: Burning money and morale at the same time
Commentary by Jeff Neal Founder of ChiefHRO.com & Senior Vice President, ICF International This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished here with...
View ArticleDHS Secretary Johnson baffled by ‘absurd’ budget conversation
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the Senate had passed its version of a DHS funding bill on Wednesday. This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the Senate cleared a...
View ArticleFurloughed, but not forgotten: Congress pushes DHS shutdown pay
By Jory Heckman Federal News Radio In case of a Friday shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, the House and Senate have both proposed bills that would give retroactive pay to the agency’s...
View ArticleDeadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in Senate
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund...
View ArticleHeidi Burakiewicz, Partner, Mehri & Skalet PLLC
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Congress, divided over policy, threatens to let funding lapse for federal agencies. That would cause furloughs for some, and working without pay for others. The...
View ArticleChris Cummiskey, Former Acting Undersecretary for Management, DHS
The full Senate will likely vote on a bill that would fund the Homeland Security Department past Friday’s deadline. It’s unclear what moves the House will make next. But DHS is preparing for the worst....
View ArticleHouse GOP weighs new approach on Homeland Security
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Homeland Security...
View ArticleRobert Autry, President, AFGE Local 4060
Funding for DHS expires at midnight tonight, which means Congress is quickly running out of time to pass another continuing resolution. If they don’t do it today, nearly 30,000 employees will be...
View ArticleTom Shoop, Editor in Chief, Government Executive
The effort to fund the Homeland Security Department is in chaos this afternoon. The House rejected a three-week continuing resolution after observers spent most of the day trying to figure out what the...
View ArticleCongress tries 1-week bill to keep Homeland Security open
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress struggled late into the night Friday to avoid a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, as leaders in both...
View ArticleSenate approves 1-week funding bill for Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill to ensure full funding of the Homeland Security Department for one week, sending the measure to the House just hours before the agency faces a partial...
View ArticleCongress averts DHS shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate approved a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department for one more week, with just two hours to go before a midnight deadline. The measure was later signed...
View ArticleDHS issues shutdown guidance to its employees
Congress gave the Homeland Security Department a temporary reprieve from a shutdown late Friday, when it passed a one-week continuing resolution to keep the agency funded through March 6. But, DHS...
View ArticleBoehner leaves open possible vote on Dem-backed DHS bill
By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner left open the possibility Monday that the House might pass long-term funding for the Homeland Security Department without...
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