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The Senate has voted in support of a bill that would keep the government open until Dec. 11. The continuing resolution would hold funding at 2015 levels and includes money for Planned Parenthood.
The resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) is either the solution to avoiding a government shutdown or a disaster in the making that will cause another shutdown or maybe both. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, is watching the fallout from Boehner's announcement and tells In Depth with Francis Rose what he's seeing.
There is a growing interest on Capitol Hill to codify some aspects of cloud computing, including the security authorization program known as FedRAMP.
Being a federal worker is a lot like being a fat, juicy rabbit trapped on a fox-infested island. That's because to some foxy politicians, civil servants are fat, juicy, defenseless targets. Some are on the hunt all the time, while others come out in the fall — the official hunting season.
Republican leadership in both chambers of Congress thinks it has a plan to get the government funded by Sept. 30 and avoid a shutdown. Jeri Buchholz is strategic business development adviser for FMP Consulting and she explains to In Depth with Francis Rose how preparing for the worst while hoping for the best is valuable advice.
As the deadline to pass a federal budget nears, agencies are starting to send out instructions to employees on what to do in case of a government shutdown.
Congressional and budget experts say House Speaker John Boehner's decision to resign opens the door for a short-term continuing resolution that could be voted on early next week.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work says the Pentagon is making plans in case Congress cannot reach a budget deal or continuing resolution before Sept. 30.
The Association of Government Accountants’ third annual survey of federal IGs found auditors say they get support from their agencies, but there’s a growing concern about obtaining all the information they need for investigations.
National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers told lawmakers that NSA needs to be restructured to deal with an ever-changing threat landscape.
A new plan that would keep the government open through Dec. 11 is beginning to emerge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced a clean, short-term continuing resolution that does not include language that would defund Planned Parenthood.
A blue-ribbon commission's review of the Mitre Corporation's audit of the Department of Veterans Affairs says if the agency doesn't push for sweeping reforms with Congress' help, the VA can expect more of the same scandals that put it under the microscope in 2014.
A group of freshman Republican members are pushing for a short-term, continuing resolution to keep the government open past Sept. 30.
Folks who retired back in the day recall a golden era: A period when they got two cost of living adjustments per year and often got inflation catch-ups that were in the double digits.