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Government shutdown 2019

The government shutdown is likely to stretch into next week

by Associated Press
Dec 27, 2018
About 420,000 U.S. employees have been classified as essential and are working without pay.
The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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The Trump administration has a habit of renaming government groups

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 10, 2018
Case in point: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
President Donald Trump hands his pen to the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Mick Mulvaney (front-L), after signing an executive order beside members of his cabinet in the Oval Office of the White House on March 17, 2017.
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Secretary of the Future

The uncertain future of state DMVs

by Sally Herships
Oct 12, 2016
If autonomous cars don't have drivers, will we need licenses to operate them?
People wait in line outside of the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Los Angeles, California.
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Government jobs deficit hurts minorities and women

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 2, 2016
Private-sector employment has rebounded above pre-recession levels, but government is still 300,000 jobs in the hole.
People lining up for a job fair in Miami in 2015. 
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The DHS needs a morale boost

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 23, 2015
The Department of Homeland Security consistently ranks worst in morale among large government agencies.
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Final Note

Which government agencies get cursed at the most?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 4, 2014
The website Regulations.gov breaks it down.
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