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The U.S. Postal Service, having faced years of financial hardship, posted a $5.6 billion net loss for fiscal 2016, despite an increase in revenue this year.
Results of more than 300 interviews of federal technology and acquisition experts for the Professional Services Council’s 2016 Vision conference predicts little new spending, but a lot of moving around of existing money.
The White House wants nearly $12 billion to keep extra troops in Afghanistan and to continue the fight against the Islamic State. Some members of Congress think the request isn't enough.
The election may be over, but federal employees still face uncertainty on a number of key issues, not least of which is how the government will be funded.
Lisa Blumerman, the associate Census director for Decennial programs, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that because of budget uncertainty, the Census Bureau rearranged plans for testing operations and systems in 2017 as it gets closer to the big show in 2020.
An idea from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to fund the government through a series of small "minibuses" based on some still-unfinished appropriations bills and the remaining agencies through a continuing resolution appears to be percolating again in Congress. See a breakdown of potential appropriations for fiscal 2017.
David Bray, the Federal Communications Commission’s chief information officer, said the agency has moved toward the concept of IT as a shared responsibility across all senior executives and that has helped it reduce spending on old technology.
As the noisy election campaign rumbles on, Capitol Hill Republicans and Democrats are eyeing one another in preparation for that lame duck session. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, is a student of the lame duck. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how this years version is likely to play out.
Nora Bensahel, distinguished scholar in residence at American University, and retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, a distinguished practitioner there, are co-authors of The Future of the Army, published by the Atlantic Council. They walked Federal Drive with Tom Temin through some of the budget challenges the Army currently faces.
NAPA and Heritage release papers promoting evidence-based policymaking while the Reason Foundation highlights the lack of public-private competition under Circular A-76.
Congress only gave agencies funding until Dec. 9 when it passed a continuing resolution last month. It funded itself for all of 2017. Yet some executive branch accounts also got full-year funding, something contractors need to know about. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
When it comes to getting a message out to the public, federal agencies have more ground to cover than ever, thanks to social media. But how does the government's online presence translate into spending?
Justin Johnson, senior policy analyst for defense budgeting policy at the Heritage Foundation, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the crucial partnership on military basics between the Defense Department and Congress is badly frayed, and the military will be the worse for it.
Congress bought itself more time to work out a fiscal 2017 budget by passing a continuing resolution, but an intractable fight remains on the defense spending front.