Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association Executive Director Randy Reid told HSToday that members "know from last year how things can turn upside-down very quickly." Keep Reading
"We are not completely wedded to just Eastern Shipbuilding. It's a great yard that is doing good work, but this is their first defense article that they have built." Keep Reading
Congress is moving toward passing a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but some lawmakers are warning it could be the first in a series. Keep Reading
The Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown without including funds for wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border. Keep Reading
The government is funded until Dec. 21, with all appropriations bills settled except for homeland security. The impasse is over border wall funding. Keep Reading
Spending rose above 2016 levels in professional services, architecture, engineering and construction, and shipbuilding. Keep Reading
Army chief of staff: "We don't get the same type of rigor we would like to get if we had it sooner." Keep Reading
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that the 2013 shutdown reduced real gross domestic product growth by 0.3 percentage points in the fourth quarter. Keep Reading
Continuing resolutions are costing government suppliers money, and planning for the budget stopgap measures and foregone hiring sap current funds. Keep Reading
Faulure to raise the debt limit will "ultimately lead to delays of payments for government activities, a default on the government’s debt obligations, or both." Keep Reading
Lack of final funding will affect the Coast Guard's plans to buy drones, perform research and development and acquire new icebreaking vessels, commandant said. Keep Reading
The stoppage brought fresh worries that the industry’s funding problems are likely to get worse before they get better. Keep Reading