Budget
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Ukraine and keeping aid flowing to that country, it's one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill.
April 25, 2022 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hasn't returned to full capacity after two years of pandemic, and it's having trouble processing all of the visa numbers available.
April 19, 2022 -
Members of Congress are off this week, for Passover, Easter or Ramadan. With any luck they're also thinking about getting after the 2022 budget before they return, and before they turn all their attention to the mid-term elections.
April 18, 2022 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says tough decisions lie ahead as part of the Postal Service's 10-year reform plan, and that the future of the agency depends on them.
April 15, 2022 -
Over 90 agencies release 300 new actions aiming to expand opportunities in federal services for disadvantaged communities.
April 14, 2022 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly plans to develop legislation to address the growing issue of improper payments in federal spending.
April 12, 2022 -
The federal government is so big, it's hard to get your arms around it. But the Deloitte Center for Government Insights has given it a try. Its latest "government trends for 2022" observations are definitely worth reading.
April 06, 2022 -
As the Social Security Administration works through ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, agency employees prepare to start in-person services on April 7.
April 06, 2022 -
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and DoD Comptroller Michael McCord represented the Pentagon’s vanguard in defending the $773 billion 2023 budget request to Congress on Tuesday.
April 05, 2022 -
The White House’s fiscal 2023 budget request includes $65 billion for federal civilian IT spending, including big increases for DHS, OPM and SBA.
April 04, 2022 -
The 2023 White House budget request includes more funding for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives at the Office of Personnel Management.
March 30, 2022 -
The $13.8 billion budget suggests getting a commercial icebreaker.
March 30, 2022 -
The Small Business Administration is planning to shed the equivalent of more than 3,400 full-time employees as part of its budget request for fiscal 2023.
March 30, 2022 -
The administration, as part of its fiscal 2023 budget request, expects the money would fund an expansion of USPS delivery capacity in underserved areas and support for vote-by-mail, including making ballots postage-free and reducing the cost of other election-related mail for jurisdictions and voters.
March 29, 2022 -
Even though a new survey shows that trust in the federal government is low, agencies have an opportunity to strengthen Americans’ perception of the institution.
March 29, 2022