The following is the Jan. 26 message to the Coast Guard from commandant Adm. Karl Schultz following the passage of a continuing resolution ending the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown. Read More
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Document: Report to Congress on the Causes and Effects of a Federal Government Shutdown
The following is the May 5, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes and Effects. Read More
Organizers: Marine Corps Marathon is ‘So On’
The iconic Marine Corps Marathon will be proceed as originally scheduled according to a Thursday statement from event organizers. Read More
Document: Office of Management and Budget Memo on Latest Continuing Resolution
The following is a Thursday memorandum signed by Office of Management and Budget head Sylvia Mathews Burwell instructing department managers in the federal government to reopen their offices. Read More
Pentagon Faces its own Debt Ceiling Crisis
Pentagon comptroller Robert Hale
If the debt ceiling is not raised there would be delays in paying salaries even to the military and recalled Pentagon employees, as well as meeting obligations to contractors—from shipyards to health care providers, the Pentagon comptroller warned Thursday.
Although the hearing of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee had been called primarily to learn why the Department of Defense (DoD) did not recall all its workers, Robert Hale said the debt ceiling problem “is a very different kind of situation” from the one faced during the shutdown. Read More
Shutdown: Without More Funds Veterans Could Lose Benefits as Early as November
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Erik Shinseki
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday he would have to deliver bad news to more than 5.18 million veterans, survivors, and their children if the partial government shutdown continues into late October. Read More
Shutdown: Impact on Navy Operations is Still Unclear
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Ramage (DDG-61), USS Barry (DDG-52) and USS Stout (DDG-55) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195) on Sept. 27. US Navy Photo
Even with most of the Navy’s civilian workforce returning to their jobs on Monday, there are still lingering questions on how the government shutdown on the Navy’s ships and aircraft. Read More
Shutdown: Adm. Gortney’s Message to Fleet
From the Oct. 4 message from Fleet Forces commander Adm. Bill Gortney to the fleet.
During the current government shutdown, the Fleet will continue to provide ready forces to safeguard national security. In the meantime, we must remember that war fighting is first, and we will continue to provide the best possible support to those engaged in that fight. Concurrently, we will continue to protect the lives and property of our Nation’s citizens. We have historically demonstrated good judgment and scrutiny of our operations and expenditures, and I expect even greater scrutiny in the current environment. Read More
Shutdown: Most Pentagon Civilians Return to Work Today
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during the Department of Defense National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 20, 2013. DoD Photo
The Pentagon today will be bringing back most of the 350,000 civilian employees who were put on furlough last week in the wake of a congressional deadlock over spending bills for this fiscal year, Department of Defense officials announced Saturday. Read More
Shutdown: Navy-Air Force Football Game Back On
U.S. Naval Academy quarterback Trey Miller (1) hands off the football during the 113th Army-Navy Football game at Lincoln Financial Field in 2012. US Navy Photo
The football game between the Naval and Air Force academies is back on, according to a Naval Academy release obtained by USNI News. Read More
