Congress

  • Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told the Federal Drive a bill putting FAA workers back to work could be taken up by Congress as early as this week. However, lawmakers don\'t have long to act; they are set to enter a recess starting next week.

    August 01, 2011
  • Congressional leaders and the White House agreed on a framework of spending cuts to raise the nation\'s debt ceiling. As part of the agreement, more than $900 billion will be cut over 10 years from Cabinet agency budgets.

    August 01, 2011
  • Davi D\'Agostino, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses highlights from the report.

    July 29, 2011
  • House Transportation Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) is at the center of the legislative stalemate over FAA reauthorization. He spoke with Federal News Radio about the impact it\'s having on FAA workers.

    July 29, 2011
  • FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt gave Federal News Radio an update on the furloughs and disrupted construction projects as the partial FAA shutdown ended its first full week. Babbitt assailed the \"political fight\" in Congress that left the agency without funding beginning last Friday.

    July 29, 2011
  • Steve Bell, the senior director of the Economic Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the ramifications for agencies.

    July 29, 2011
  • On today\'s Federal Drive, DHS gets a new chief human capital officer, and the Senate ponders legislation governing online access agency reports and a Pentagon mentoring program.

    July 29, 2011
  • Contractors fear late or nonexistent payment from the government if the debt ceiling is not raised and the U.S. government defaults, a number of industry experts have said recently. Contractors are required to continue work even if there is a delay in payment from the government.

    July 29, 2011
  • Federal workers\' pay, pensions and health premiums are on the line and definitely in the line of fire as Congress and the White House limp toward a solution to the debt limit crisis. Federal News Radio senior correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what are the primary targets?

    July 29, 2011
  • Alexander Bolton, a reporter for The Hill, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the latest debt limit negotiations. While Congress votes today on competing plans, there is little hope that the two sides can be reconciled.

    July 28, 2011
  • Steve LeBlanc, a managing director at the Government Printing Office, joined Federal Drive to talk about a new travel tool, which will streamline the customs process for frequent international travelers. The global entry card is the latest in a line of special cards GPO produces.

    July 28, 2011
  • How will the debt ceiling debate stalemate affect the nation\'s credit ratings? The Bipartisan Policy Center\'s Jay Powell gives his analysis.

    July 27, 2011
  • Mark Forman, the first E-gov Administrator at OMB, shares his thoughts on the progress of the data center consolidation and closings.

    July 27, 2011
  • Democrats in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure introduced a bill Tuesday that would fund the Federal Aviation Administration and end a furlough of 4,000 FAA when funding expired at midnight Friday.

    July 27, 2011