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Federal Times\' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill\'s Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.
WFED\'s Mike Causey analyzes some of the proposed cuts to federal pay and benefits.
One thousand dollars may be waiting for teleworkers someday, if some DC area congressmen have their say.
Shay Assad, director of the office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told industry professionals Thursday that DoD would provide them with a clearer picture of what the Pentagon wants when it issues solicitations to industry. Past acquisition processes, he said, had forced vendors to guess what factors DoD thought were truly important.
The Congress is sending a three-week spending measure to President Obama that would keep government funded through April 8. Some of the $6 billion in proposed cuts include federal program terminations.
Congressman Stephen Lynch\'s bill would require openness of contracts and stricter guidelines when it comes to agreements with Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
Berniece Steinhardt, GAO\'s Director of Governmentwide Management Issues, explains how agencies can adopt more coordinated approaches to achieve meaningful results.
What would happen if Congress became a part-time institution? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe it\'s already happened.
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Max Stier argues for a restructuring of the General Schedule, a key issue in the debate over federal employee pay.
Members of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel are studying the Defense Department\'s proposal to increase fees for working-age retirees who use the military\'s TRICARE health insurance benefit. The panel heard, in separate hearings, from DoD officials defending the increase, and retiree groups who fear it is a \"camel\'s nose under the tent.\"
The White House is asking Congress to pass a privacy bill of rights for the Internet. The legislation is aimed at protecting Americans from intrusive data gathering.
The \"Gang of Six\" is a bipartisan group of senators who\'ve decided to try and craft their own compromise budget plan. Sen. Mark Warner leads the gang and joins us with details.
The newest stopgap funding measure would cut spending by $6 billion. The current proposal would be the sixth short-term spending bill this year alone as Congress has failed to reach a compromise on a longer-term budget solution.