Payroll October 1, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget has called for agencies to plan for mass firings of workers beyond traditional furloughs, advancing its goal of slashing the federal bureaucracy.
Taxes October 1, 2025
For at least a half dozen government watchdog offices, their sites appeared blank on Oct. 1 except for a terse message: “Due to a lack of apportionment of funds, this website is currently unavailable.”
Taxes September 30, 2025
Under the plan, the Treasury Department would shift funding the IRS received from the Inflation Reduction Act into the taxing agency's operational budget.
Advisory September 30, 2025
U.S investors were cautious on Tuesday, with stock futures tied to the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all dipping slightly as the looming U.S. government shutdown dominated most news coverage and investor concerns.
IRS September 30, 2025
If lawmakers can't agree to a last-minute deal to keep the federal government open beyond Tuesday evening, the plan says the IRS would tap into funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to keep its entire workforce working for a period of five business days.
Payroll September 30, 2025
October Update: The federal government shutdown has happened, and if it is prolonged, it will undoubtedly have a significant impact on many government workers and those in sectors that serve them, especially if they were already living paycheck to paycheck.
General News September 29, 2025
President Donald Trump and top congressional leaders have strong political incentives to stoke the ongoing stalemate during a White House meeting Monday even as they drive the U.S. to its first government shutdown in nearly seven years.
Payroll September 29, 2025
U.S. personal spending rose at a solid clip in August for a third month, suggesting consumers continued to power the economy despite elevated inflation.
Payroll September 25, 2025
A memo drafted by the Office of Management and Budget orders agencies to look for programs whose funds will run out if Congress does not provide funding for the federal government by Sept. 30.
Taxes September 22, 2025
Congress is staring down a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal funding and avoid a government shutdown after competing proposals from Republicans and Democrats were blocked Friday in the Senate.
Taxes September 19, 2025
The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch on Sept. 19 before leaving town for a weeklong recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown next month.
Taxes September 19, 2025
Congressional Democrats won't get any help from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) as they risk a government shutdown in a bid to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.