Furloughed with nowhere to go, feds give ‘gig economy’ a shot By Jory Heckman @jheckmanWFED January 18, 2019 9:33 am      With a spike in the number of furloughed federal employees seeking unemployment benefits in January, some agency workers have sought to make up for lost income by taking advantage of the “gig economy.” They […]

As the partial government shutdown enters a third week—and 800,000 federal employees miss a paycheck—nearly 400,000 furloughed employees face hard decisions, including whether to take a second job to make ends meet.

White House Takes Risk Directing IRS to Un-Furlough Staff to Process Tax Refunds

Bill Cowden of The Federal Practice Group speaks with the Washington Times on what President Trump can declare a national emergency

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Lauren Brier, associate attorney at the Federal Practice Group, appears with Jared Serbu on Federal News Network's Federal Drive show to further discuss the latest happenings in the JEDI contract process.

The EEOC Continues to Expand Upon Protections to Disabled Government Workers.

Lauren Brier, associate attorney at the Federal Practice Group, discusses the latest happenings in the JEDI contract process with Amber Corrin of the Federal Times.

Bill Cowden of The Federal Practice Group discusses the pros and cons of the Narcotics Rewards Program with Bloomberg’s Olivia Carville.

Bill Cowden of The Federal Practice Group discusses the ethical issues of Solicitor General Noel Francisco ruling over the Russian meddling case.