Government Shutdown to Take Days, Not Hours. Budget Stalemate Persists. Government shutdown: What's closed? Military won't lose pay if a shutdown is resolved quickly. Gates hopes 'the pay keeps flowing' Troops and their families are scheduled to get paid April 15Senior Defense official: "If we got a bill by April 12, we could make it by April 15"If there's a shutdown, death benefits will not be paid out to families Washington (CNN) -- If Congress and the White House reach an agreement relatively quickly, troops will not see a hit to their paycheck, a senior defense official said Friday.
But the shutdown will mean a cessation of a valuable benefit paid to families soon after a service member dies while serving. The official, who briefed reporters at the Pentagon about the potential shutdown's effect on the condition of anonymity, said if an agreement is reached as late as Tuesday, the Pentagon could possibly work quickly enough to cut troops a full check on the next pay date, April 15. "If we got a bill by April 12, we could make it by April 15. Live blog: Latest developments on a possible shutdown Sec. Reid: Republicans have clear choice. Shutdown would halt most space shuttle work. This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2011, and information in the article may be outdated.
It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. • Kennedy Space Center will look pretty deserted if the federal government shuts down Friday night. The majority of the center's 2,100 NASA civil servants and 10,500 contractors — the approximate total after previously planned layoffs effective Friday — would not be allowed to work.
NASA said any impact to Endeavour's planned April 29 launch depends on the length of a shutdown. But the agency is staying optimistic about making that date in part because of the 10-day launch delay to clear the way for the previously scheduled departure and arrival of robotic Russian Progress cargo carriers at the International Space Station.
But Bolden's announcement might be postponed if the government is closed for business. Bart Jansen contributed from Washington.