Budget

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shared potential obstacles for government contractors on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Military leaders worry the nation is losing it’s competitive military advantage. The Commission on National Defense Strategy has called for a boost in spending, which is not an uncommon Washington response.

Congress’ latest Dec. 21 deadline leaves the Senate no time to consider a series of recommendations from a joint budget and appropriations reform committee that were designed to prevent the current situation in the first place.

Congress passes a bicameral two-week continuing resolution on Thursday, postponing an impending partial government shutdown.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Justice Department said Sgt. Ikaika Kang provided sensitive military documents and military equipment to who he thought were members of ISIS.

Congress can’t avoid dealing with that possible funding lapse Friday if a budget deal is not reached. David Hawkings shared more insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

In today’s Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process. 

Congressional leaders introduced a two-week funding bill Monday to avert a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico

Thrift Savings Plan data released on Monday show most November returns taking a u-turn from previous month’s red levels.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee bill would create stronger laws to prevent political appointees from becoming career federal employees.

Incomplete, inaccurate provider database remains a major problem, 11 months after new vendors took over TRICARE management.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs was forced to change how it pays for veterans’ education benefits after IT problems.

The Defense Department is talking the talk, but there is no walk in the spending numbers.

More than a decade after the Department of Homeland first envisioned moving to a consolidated campus east of the Anacostia River, the agency expects to move DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s office to the St. Elizabeths campus this spring.