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A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay.

Politics & Government
Economy
National

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts

7:00am September 30, 2023

by Margaret Barthel

The Washington, D.C., region is home to about 400,000 federal employees, plus members of the military and government contractors. In a government shutdown, they face no pay and lots of uncertainty.

President Trump announced the creation of Operation Warp Speed in May to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine. He called it "a massive scientific and industrial, logistic endeavor unlike anything our country has seen since the Manhattan Project."

Health & Safety

How Operation Warp Speed's Big Vaccine Contracts Could Stay Secret

7:51pm September 29, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

More than $6 billion in federal funding has been routed through a firm that manages defense contracts, making the agreements subject to less federal scrutiny and transparency.

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A razor wire fence surrounds the Adelanto immigration detention center, in Adelanto, Calif., April 13, 2017.

National
Politics & Government

'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers

6:01pm July 17, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years.

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