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Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the pending fiscal year 2016 budget, GSA schedules and more. October 19, 2015
October 15, 2015 -
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The federal government will reach its borrowing cap on Nov. 3, two days earlier than the Treasury Department first anticipated, according to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
October 15, 2015 -
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The Army's top acquisition official said government needs to work with industry to stop duplicative testing that is delaying the time it takes for troops to get products.
October 14, 2015 -
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In Depth's Francis Rose and OMB Controller Danny Werfel talk strategy when it comes to the fight against the rising number of improper payments in the federal government.
October 14, 2015 -
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Your federal retirement benefits would be safer if the Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 becomes law. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is one of the sponsors along with Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.). Lankford is also chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. He explained to In Depth at Francis Rose what the bill will do.
October 13, 2015 -
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When Congress comes back next week, it begins a run of five consecutive weeks of work. In congressional time, that's a long stretch of uninterrupted work. A lot can happen if the outgoing Speaker of the House doesn't wait around like I did.
October 12, 2015 -
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The continuing resolution funding the federal government runs through Dec. 11. But that's not the next deadline that could affect the executive branch and the turmoil in the race for Speaker of the House could impact those deadlines. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, updates In Depth with Francis Rose on all the details.
October 12, 2015 -
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Congress is up against several deadlines when it comes back from recess next week. It's not just the Dec. 11 date, when the continuing resolution expires. The debt ceiling problem needs a solution by Nov. 5 and highway funding expires Oct. 29. One possible solution to the budget deadline is another CR that would last through the rest of fiscal 2016. Bob Hale, a fellow at Booz Allen Hamilton and former Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller, told In Depth with Francis Rose no CR is good for the department or the government.
October 12, 2015 -
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IRS commissioner John Koskinen wrote to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that his agency needs to be part of the budget talks for increasing cybersecurity funding.
October 09, 2015 -
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Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Steve Russell (R-Okla.) called on the White House to find a more appropriate and secure location to store personal information gleaned from the security clearance process.
October 09, 2015 -
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Retirement, benefits and pay were hot topics discussed by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran this week while speaking on the Navy’s All Hands Radio podcast.
October 09, 2015 -
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A major piece of cybersecurity legislation will soon make its way to the Senate floor. The Senate will likely take up the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act after next week's recess. The bill is supposed to let agencies and private companies share cyber threat information with the government. Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko told In Depth with Francis Rose what's coming next for the bill and why industry isn't convinced.
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The EINSTEIN Act of 2015 authorized the Department of Homeland Security to deploy the EINSTEIN 3A program across the federal government. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said he wants Congress to authorize EINSTEIN as the Act does. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Information Technology subcommittee, is the sponsor of the EINSTEIN Act. He told In Depth with Francis Rose how the EINSTEIN Act would empower DHS.
October 08, 2015 -
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Congressional leaders are calling for bipartisan efforts to raise spending caps, to keep Defense funded and also provide government services that so many Americans rely on for education, health and employment.
October 08, 2015
