In the 1995 shutdown, the web wasn't ubiquitous. Now government agencies have websites, blogs, Twitter accounts, and lots of their workers have Blackberries.
If the government closes for just a few days, the economic effect amounts to a bad blizzard. If it lasts longer, it could affect the fragile economic recovery.
As the government faces a potential shutdown over failing budget negotiations, federal employees are being divided into two camps: essential and non-essential.
The ongoing budget standoff on Capitol Hill means a shutdown of the federal government could be on the way. Economist Diane Lim Rogers explains what a government shutdown would mean for the economic recovery.
As the clock winds down on negotiations to avoid a government shutdown, agencies like the IRS and programs that provide foreign aid wait to see how a shutdown would affect operations.
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What happens if the government shuts down
Will the potential 2011 shutdown resemble the one in 1995?
Trying to find compromise before a government shutdown
Furloughs loom for 'non-essential' workers
Web, web, wherefore art thou in a government shutdown?
A federal shutdown has economic consequences
Shutdown boils down to essential vs.non-essential programs
What a government shutdown means for the economic recovery
Possible government shutdown threatens Tax Day, foreign aid
Tax Day looms in face of possible government shutdown
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