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President Trump’s firing of inspectors general threatens government accountability and efficiency
10/21/2025Inspectors general are one of the central watchdogs of the federal government, identifying and stopping waste, fraud and abuse and saving taxpayers tens of billions…
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Who gets paid during a government shutdown?
10/15/2025As we end week two of the government shutdown, questions are swirling about which federal workers will miss a paycheck in the coming weeks. …
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Navigating the government shutdown: Essential information you need to know
10/03/2025While the federal government has shut down many times in the past and furloughed federal employees, this time is unique. Previously, agencies have tried to…
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Mr. Smith may go to Washington, but he's not the only one–our 2024 Sammies finalists visited Congress for a day of meetings and conversations
06/06/2024Recently, the Partnership took more than two dozen 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® finalists up to Capitol Hill…
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A government shutdown would threaten air travel and safety
11/13/2023As the holiday season begins, the government is at risk of shutting its doors unless Congress passes necessary spending measures or another continuing resolution by…
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Why another shutdown would be bad for the US military
11/06/2023Despite the recent passage of stopgap funding to keep the federal government open, Congress is once again running down the clock on another potential shutdown…
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Shutdown avoided, but new fiscal year brings uncertainty for federal agencies' funding
10/04/2023Oct. 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year for the federal government. At this point, Congress is supposed to have approved funding for…
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Republicans and Democrats agree: The threat of a government shutdown is bad news
09/25/2023The heated political debates around key funding bills needed to prevent a government shutdown are having an unintended consequence. While Democrats, Republicans and independents tend…
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The broken Senate confirmation process is eating up precious floor time
09/19/2023Over the past two decades, the Senate has spent increasingly more floor time processing individual presidential nominees while confirming fewer of…
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A debt limit breach and a government shutdown: Different crises but a terrible way to do business
05/25/2023This month, the federal government’s borrowing power is nearing its limit, requiring policy leaders to debate how to avoid the dire situation of not having…