The 11th hour approval on Saturday night of a continuing resolution (CR) to fund Federal government operations beyond the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023 on Sept. 30 gives the government another 45 days of funding – and Congress the same period to work on legislation for FY2024 appropriations or confront another possible shutdown. […]

The White House announced that President Trump had signed the continuing resolution passed by Congress to fund Federal agencies through December 20, averting a government shutdown. […]

A group of Democratic senators went public with a letter to Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, and Kirstjen Nielsen, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), asking them to answer questions about the partial Federal government shutdown’s effect on cybersecurity. […]

President Trump today endorsed a three-week extension of appropriations for Federal agencies that have been impacted by the partial government shutdown that began on Dec. 22. Assuming that legislation to that effect is quickly approved by the House and Senate, the partial shutdown would come to an end – for now. […]

A joint statement released by unions representing pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers on Wednesday raised concerns over the safety of flights during the government shutdown, citing cybersecurity concerns among others. […]

During a press briefing today, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration is considering other options to fund construction of a border wall along the U.S. southern border, other than through the President’s standing demand for $5 billion in funding from Congress for that purpose.  […]

The Congress passed a continuing resolution this afternoon to keep the Federal government fully funded through December 21, averting a potential shutdown on December 7. […]

Once again, Washington is racing toward a shutdown. In what is becoming practically a monthly political exercise, Republicans and Democrats are unable to come to an agreement on how to fund the government. If a compromise isn’t reached, the shutdown will start Friday, Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m. […]

The Federal government will probably avoid a shutdown Friday as Congress continues to deliberate the final funding package. Federal IT initiatives will likely continue as usual in the event of a continuing resolution. […]