Budget
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Everyone is in a tizzy over the Supreme Court vacancy but the outcome is fairly predictable. More uncertain is what they'll do about the federal budget.
January 31, 2022 -
Rep. John Katko (R-Ny.) wants to make CISA a $5 billion-a-year agency. He plans to spend the next year studying how to get it there.
January 14, 2022 -
Major reductions in military accessions, a civilian hiring freeze and cuts to PCS moves are all strong possibilities under a full-year continuing resolution, Defense leaders testified Wednesday.
January 13, 2022 -
Federal contractors face looming continuing resolution deadlines just a month off. They're also facing an ever tighter compliance and small business contracting regime.
January 11, 2022 -
Two years have passed since Congress directed the creation of an intelligence center to lead efforts to stop election interference by foreign adversaries
January 10, 2022 -
Several consecutive Defense policy bills have made changes to DoD's acquisition rules. The latest NDAA tackles what might be a more consequential problem: Its outdated budgeting process.
December 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Authorization Bill has been signed; We'll tell you about a few changes. Still on the Pentagon's Circumspect List: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. And in COVID news, more sailors test positive, while 66 more marines are fired.
December 28, 2021 -
President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022
December 28, 2021 -
The Defense budget request from the Biden administration is a bit of an outlier, as these things go. For the important messages the budget is sending, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
December 27, 2021 -
Even Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying the gigantic so called Build Back Better legislation won't happen in 2021. They'll be back with it next year.
December 20, 2021 -
Congress has punted the tough debates on government funding for the rest of fiscal 2022 until mid-February, but Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he's already worrying about the prospect of a full-year continuing resolution.
December 17, 2021 -
The latest continuing resolution will keep the government funded somehow until Feb. 18. But it means any fresh initiatives won't have a chance to get underway until March at the earliest.
December 07, 2021 -
The continuing resolution for funding the government runs until February 18.
December 06, 2021 -
The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates
December 02, 2021 -
Returning from its Thanksgiving recess, dealing with the budget is a top priority for both chambers of Congress.
November 29, 2021