by ADC | Jan 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he will support “whatever works” to avoid another shutdown, making it tougher for President Trump to turn down an agreement that House and Senate negotiators have started to put together, according to Politico. Members of the conference...
by ADC | Jan 29, 2019 | DC360, On Base
Coast Guard members and other federal workers who had been furloughed or were working without pay during the partial government shutdown are getting their backpay this week. But there is still uncertainty for many contractors who were hit with stop-work orders,...
by ADC | Jan 28, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Members of the Coast Guard who had been working without pay have begun receiving backpay, and the Coast Guard hopes to have the distributions completed by Wednesday, according to Military.com. The 35-day partial government shutdown ended over the weekend, but the deal...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The federal government is fully open, after President Trump and Congress agreed to a three-week stopgap spending bill Friday. That makes Feb. 15 the new deadline to reach a deal on immigration, including whether to fund a wall on the southern border. One Coast Guard...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2019 | DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Michael Passero, mayor of New London, Conn. – home to the Coast Guard Academy and other Coast Guard facilities – said it is “patently unfair” that Coast Guard members and personnel missed two paychecks during the five-week government shutdown. “It has hit the...
