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Build a Wall? What Do Federal Employees Want?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJan 9, 2019 1:55 PM | Updated: Jan 15, 2019 3:30 PM Categories Leadership Leave a comment

What do federal employees think of the shutdown and building a border wall? Here are the results from our survey on the subject.

How Pay and Retirement Benefits are Impacted by a Partial Shutdown

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDec 16, 2018 10:49 AM | Updated: Jan 11, 2019 7:50 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Sign that reads 'government shutdown' pictured against a cloudy grey background

How would a partial government shutdown impact the pay of current and retired federal employees?

No Shutdown for Now, But What About a Pay Raise?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDec 6, 2018 7:11 PM | Updated: Dec 14, 2018 4:10 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Businessman staring at a wall covered with sketches of bags of money and question marks

Congress passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial shutdown. Where does this leave the possibility of a pay raise?

Report: Border Patrol Agents Have Rarely Requested a ‘Wall’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 22, 2018 5:10 PM | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 11:37 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A new Senate Committee report finds that Border Patrol agents rarely discussed a “wall” as a solution to vulnerable areas of the southwest border.

Border Patrol Says Lack of Manpower Leading to Violence Against Agents

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 10, 2018 11:33 AM | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 3:07 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Representatives from the Border Patrol told Congress that they are facing a substantial shortage of agents that is creating problems for the agency.

CBP Announces Completion of Border Wall Prototypes

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOct 27, 2017 9:08 AM | Updated: Nov 4, 2017 11:59 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Customs and Border Protection announced this week that the border wall prototypes are completed and will now undergo testing.

CBP Says Border Wall Prototypes Now Under Construction

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSep 26, 2017 4:33 PM | Updated: Oct 27, 2017 8:23 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Customs and Border Protection announced that construction of the prototypes for the wall along the Mexico border has begun.

CBP Announces Contract Awards for ‘Other Materials’ Border Wall Prototypes

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSep 8, 2017 9:28 AM | Updated: Oct 27, 2017 8:24 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Customs and Border Protection has announced awards of contracts to companies for constructing the “other materials” border wall prototypes.

CBP Announces Contract Awards for Concrete Border Wall Prototypes

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSep 1, 2017 11:34 AM | Updated: Oct 27, 2017 8:24 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Customs and Border Protection announced it has awarded contracts for construction of concrete border wall prototypes.

CBP Seeking Bids for Building Border Wall Prototypes

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 18, 2017 1:19 PM | Updated: Jun 17, 2025 2:13 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Customs and Border Protection has released two requests for proposal seeking bids to build multiple border wall prototypes.

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