Agency Contingency Plans for 2015 Shutdown

Below is link to the White House where you can click a link to view your federal agency's Contingency Plan should a government shutdown occur in 2015:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/contingency-plans

Here We Go Again - Another Federal Government Shutdown?

Egads.  Its happening again!

The Obama administration has begun formal preparations for a partial government shutdown next week:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/09/22/white-house-starts-shutdown-ball-rolling

The Huffington Post reports that one of the most significant outcomes of the 2013 shutdown was that it led to the temporary closure of the Department of the Interior, which provoked “public outrage” as it meant the closure of National Parks – ruining family vacations, weddings, and costing the government $414 million in lost revenue:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/interior-department-government-shutdown_55f84e34e4b09ecde1d9d12e

Last week Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced a bill assuring that all of the 2.7 million federal workers eventually would be paid if the government shuts down:

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/09/21/Another-Government-Shutdown-Washington-Prepares-Nervous-Breakdown 

A government shutdown: What federal employees need to know about their pay and benefits:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/09/18/what-happens-to-federal-employee-pay-benefits-in-a-shutdown