Even with these extraordinary measures in place, many employees at national security and law enforcement agencies will ...

In a recent survey, 49% of respondents said if federal employee firings proceed during the shutdown, they would be concerned about effects on their communities.

At an emergency hearing, a federal judge clarified that her restraining order prohibiting RIFs also applies to unions the government has stopped recognizing.

Current and former FEMA employees rallied on Friday to continue pushing back on staffing cuts and other “dangerous” changes at the agency.

"I think you will see ... more settlements in the taxpayers' favor than might otherwise be the case if the IRS was fully ...

"Even though those carve outs might limit application to specific activities the firms do, it may not completely cover all the activities," said Diz Locaria.

"We've had a lot of success, but we're now having backsliding, and there's a lot of work to be done," said Dr. David Goff.

The offerings come as hundreds of thousands of federal employees face missed paychecks for the foreseeable future.