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Biden asks federal agencies to gauge financial risk of climate change. Many businesses are already there.
May 21, 2021
The federal government is likely to start by following major businesses' lead, one analyst told us.
Checking in on America’s “data infrastructure”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 11, 2021
For everything you do, there's a statistic, and behind that number are federal statistical agencies in need of attention.
Government workers affected by shutdown get some help from their banks
by
Justin Ho
Jan 18, 2019
Some financial institutions are offering interest-free loans and waiving late fees on mortgages and credit card payments for government workers who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown. That’s smart business because many of those workers will get their paychecks as soon as the government gets back to business. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Why budgets of federal agencies are “use-it-or-lose-it”
Mar 27, 2018
Federal agencies are now trying to figure out how to spend billions of dollars in the next six months. President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill Congress sent him last week, unleashing funding for fiscal year 2018, which is already half over. It’s a use-it-or-lose it situation for federal agencies. Click the audio player […]
How the potential government shutdown could affect you
Jan 19, 2018
The Senate has until midnight tonight to pass a bill that would continue funding the government, but that's not looking likely.