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Budget
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A group of lawmakers urged the Office of Personnel Management for answers and a timeline for modernizing its system for processing federal employees’ retirement applications.
April 06, 2023 -
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Danny Werfel, a former acting IRS commissioner under the Obama administration, was sworn in Tuesday to serve as the agency’s 50th permanent commissioner.
April 04, 2023 -
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The Defense Department wants to expand its budget for mental health care, and the services are starting new programs to prevent harmful behavior.
March 31, 2023 -
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Companies leaders who want a piece of projects funded by last year's infrastructure bill, should pay attention.
March 30, 2023 -
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CISA hired hundreds last year, and it plans to hire even more this year, as the agency looks to keep up with a growing stack of cyber responsibilities.
March 29, 2023 -
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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s growing increasingly concerned about President Joe Biden’s unwillingness to negotiate on lifting the nation’s borrowing authority. He says in a letter to the president dated Tuesday that the White House position “could prevent America from meeting its obligations and hold dire ramifications for the entire nation.” The White House says McCarthy and the Republicans are to blame, refusing to put forward their own budget plan before formal negotiations. The Treasury Department has resorted to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default on the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing authority. But those measures will run out, possibly as early as June.
March 28, 2023 -
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For a community that was disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, access to critical medical supplies during emergencies is one of the major concerns for the new director of the federal Indian Health Service.
March 28, 2023 -
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TikTok was not the only thing discussed on Capitol Hill last week. Good old-fashioned budget hearings also broke out all over. They revealed a lot about hoped-for spending priorities in 2024. For the details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Jack Fitzpatrick, a congressional reporter with Bloomberg Government.
March 27, 2023 -
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The Commerce Department's inspector general is hiring fast to oversee billions of dollars in CHIPS Act spending.
March 24, 2023 -
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Among efforts to tackle climate change, protect public health and improve infrastructure, a top priority of the EPA budget request is rebuilding its workforce.
March 24, 2023 -
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You would think everything wood can be used for has been thought of. But wood, considered a renewable resource, has a lot of life. The Agriculture Department is running a competitive grant program to come up with new ways to manage, promote and use wood.
March 21, 2023 -
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Federal contractors don't see a lot of room for growth after inflation in fiscal 2024, with a few large agencies actually requesting a reduction in funding relative to what was enacted in 2023.
March 21, 2023 -
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Pentagon heads look to pair acquisition and technology to advance their future capabilities.
March 17, 2023 -
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DHS has brought on a U.S. Digital Service veteran to lead a new customer experience directorate.
March 17, 2023
