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Who gets sent home if the government shuts down
The burden of a government shutdown would not fall evenly across federal agencies. Here’s the percentage of workers who would be furloughed at Cabinet-level departments, according to contingency plans...
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Old Faithful would erupt with no one watching, because Yellowstone National Park and 407 others would close to the public. Homebuyers would find their mortgage applications stalled because the offices...
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Shuttering the government actually costs more than keeping it open — more...
Budget hawks in Congress may stand their ground on wasteful spending, but shutting down the government is no example of fiscal frugality. Lost work, back pay and wiped-out jobs for federal contractors...
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U.S. to tighten airline security after crash of Russian plane
As investigators search for the cause of a plane crash that killed 224 people over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday and Russia suspends all flights to Egypt, U.S. officials said they are taking...
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Homeland Security Secretary: We’ve made progress in fixing troubled program
The Department of Homeland Security has made progress in recent years in turning around a troubled initiative to digitize the nation’s immigration system, Secretary Jeh Johnson said Wednesday. [A...
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Why is Secret Service morale so low?
One of the most important secrets the Secret Service must uncover is how to improve the morale of its employees. A new report shows it is a mystery the agency hasn’t solved. But here are two clues —...
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Good news: Federal worker morale has finally bottomed out. Bad news: It’s...
Only a third of the agents, officers and other staff at the Secret Service are happy with their jobs and would recommend the agency responsible for protecting the president as a good place to work, a...
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‘I’m disappointed,’ Homeland Security secretary tells employees of their...
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and his staff have made improving morale at the sprawling agency a top priority for nearly two years, boosting employee training, studying how to improve...
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Unaccompanied children crossing southern border in greater numbers again,...
Unaccompanied minors are crossing the U.S. Southwest border in growing numbers again, sparking concerns that the new influx of children could eventually approach the levels that last year prompted the...
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U.S. authorities begin raids, taking 121 illegal immigrants into custody over...
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Monday that federal immigration authorities apprehended 121 adults and children in raids over the New Year’s weekend as part of a nationwide operation...
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