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Government shutdowns: Once ‘incomprehensible, inconceivable, unthinkable,’ now the norm

Government shutdowns are the norm today, but it wasn’t always that way. A 1980 interpretation of the Antideficiency Act changed the way both the executive…

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The future of the civil service

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Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

Surviving your boss’ midlife crisis

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How ‘official time’ saves nonunion members money

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Jory Heckman

Mike Causey interviews Joan Melanson of LTC Partners and Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko.

The past, present and future of the civil service

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Ready for some more reforms?

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Josaphine Basile strolls down the Asbury Park Boardwalk during Zombie Walk in Asbury Park, N.J., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. Participants planned to make an extended walk through the city, then remain in the area for festivities that start once the sun goes down. (Doug Hood/The Asbury Park Press via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

White House wants to slow zombie pay raises

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