Budget
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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ financial experts tell lawmakers that the historic funding discrepancy is due to increased hiring and pharmaceutical costs.
July 17, 2024 -
The federal government is among the biggest spenders on advertising. At about $1.3 billion a year, it's in the top 25 U.S. spenders.
July 10, 2024 -
With the Fourth of July behind them, and the Republic convention ahead of some of them, Congress spends this week in session.
July 08, 2024 -
Despite a growing federal workforce, current budget deliberations in Congress could cause the pendulum to eventually swing back in the other direction.
July 02, 2024 -
David Lebryk, the fiscal assistant secretary at Treasury, said a new strategy provides tools, best practices and guidance to improve federal payments.
July 02, 2024 -
Agencies need multiyear funding to get big modernization projects done. Otherwise it is piecemeal, depending on the year-to-year whims of Congress.
June 28, 2024 -
In the House, it's one down and 11 to go for the appropriations bills that make up the federal budget for 2025. Lawmakers are set to make a lot of progress.
June 24, 2024 -
House appropriators passed the Financial Services and General Government 2025 spending bill yesterday, though it's 20% below what President Biden wanted.
June 14, 2024 -
The House’s financial services and general government 2025 spending bill has provisions that could impact the TSP, and push OMB and GSA for more telework data.
June 12, 2024 -
The DHS's Science and Technology Directorate has formulated the agency's first ever Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan.
June 12, 2024 -
Democrats say an appropriations bill with 10% spending cuts to covered agencies would leave no choice but to implement staff reductions to make ends meet.
June 05, 2024 -
After questioning the Greenbelt decision, FBI Director Chris Wray also tells lawmakers his agency is working closely with GSA on the FBI headquarters project.
June 05, 2024 -
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), one of the longest-running external good-government groups, has a list of items its watching for in the 2025 NDAA.
June 05, 2024 -
After a major Pathways Program update, HHS is already looking at how to implement the new flexibilities into its program, while working with resources at hand.
May 29, 2024 -
It is budget season on Capitol Hill and agency leaders are busy defending their 2025 spending plans in front of the appropriations committees.
May 21, 2024