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The Capitol is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building during a delay in work on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats unveil 2022 appropriations bills, back Biden’s planned federal pay raise

The nine appropriations bills that Senate Democrats unveiled Monday are silent on the topic of federal pay, meaning they’ll defer to the president’s recommendation…

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Noise from Capitol Hill is starting to sound like a broken record

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House Democrats urge OMB to step up demographic data collection efforts

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OMB on deadline to deliver procedures for posting annual budget justification documents

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JAIC thinks AI might solve DoD’s struggles with contract writing systems

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Attorneys general urge USPS regulator to review entire 10-year reform plan

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Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

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Several Transportation Department agencies back to work this morning following a brief shutdown

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Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

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As federal contractors prepare for possible shutdown, impacts from the last one still loom large

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Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2019. Strapped with an aging fleet, the U.S. Coast Guard is about to award a contract for a much-needed new icebreaker to help compete against Russia and China for a presence in the Arctic, but the service needs more funding for operations and infrastructure, its commandant said Thursday. (Seaman Ryan Estrada/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Coast Guard says 2022 budget is the right path to recapitalization

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Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Janet Yellen

For Congress, and for government operations, it’s a do-or-die week

You need a scorecard for the legislative shenanigans going on on Capitol Hill this week.

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Security fencing and video surveillance equipment has been installed around the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, ahead of a planned Sept. 18 rally by far-right supporters of former President Donald Trump who are demanding the release of rioters arrested in connection with the 6 January insurrection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

The government shutdown deadline is right around the corner. The good news? Congress has learned a few things from the last shutdown, bringing the tiniest…

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FILE - This Jan. 28, 2021, file photo shows a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is seen in San Antonio. President Joe Biden has proposed more than $3 trillion worth of revenue increases, primarily through higher taxes for corporations and the country's richest households as well as greater IRS enforcement that would target the wealthy. But key lawmakers voiced doubts this week about the size and possible impacts on the economy as congressional committees weighed the measures and a wide array of business groups sifted through the details to highlight what they oppose. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

One economist says the IRS really does need more enforcement horsepower

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William Gale is an economist, tax expert and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.

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Senate Democrats unveil 2022 appropriations bills, back Biden’s planned federal pay raise

Noise from Capitol Hill is starting to sound like a broken record

House Democrats urge OMB to step up demographic data collection efforts

OMB on deadline to deliver procedures for posting annual budget justification documents

JAIC thinks AI might solve DoD’s struggles with contract writing systems

Attorneys general urge USPS regulator to review entire 10-year reform plan

Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

Several Transportation Department agencies back to work this morning following a brief shutdown

Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

As federal contractors prepare for possible shutdown, impacts from the last one still loom large

Coast Guard says 2022 budget is the right path to recapitalization

For Congress, and for government operations, it’s a do-or-die week

Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?

One economist says the IRS really does need more enforcement horsepower

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