Budget
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According to certain twisted history buffs, somebody in April, 1865, asked Mrs. Abraham Lincoln how the liked the play at Ford\'s Theater. Federal workers may appreciate the irony of that sick joke later on today, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
September 19, 2011 -
The Federal-Postal Coalition that represents 4.6 million government workers is urging President Barack Obama to preserve federal employees\' pay and benefits when he sends his budget-reduction plan to Congress Monday. Coalition members fear lawmakers\' drive to find funding cuts could harm federal employees.
September 18, 2011 -
The law aims to ensure the Patent and Trademark Office has the money it needs to reduce a large backlog of unreviewed patent applications. PTO plans to hire as many as 2,000 new patent application examiners.
September 16, 2011 -
Virginia Democratic Re. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joined the Federal Drive to discuss the latest on the debate over the continuing resolution and the future of the Postal Service.
September 16, 2011 -
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is recommending a slew of cuts to federal agencies as part of the effort to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion in the next decade.
September 15, 2011 -
The short-term spending bill will keep government funded through midnight Nov. 18.
September 15, 2011 -
With Congress divided over nearly everything, the continuity of the government itself is uncertain. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) told Federal News Radio he holds little confidence Congress can pass appropriations bills by the time government funding runs out at the end of the month.
September 15, 2011 -
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee marked up the DHS Authorization bill, complete with 68 amendments. Among the changes approved is requiring the agency to have auditable financial records by 2016.
September 15, 2011 -
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates complained there were 30 layers of bureaucracy between him and an action officer. Despite reforms he led, a new report finds the ratio of generals and admirals to the troops they lead remains unprecedentedly high.
September 15, 2011 -
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and several members of Congress on Wednesday unveiled the Obama administration\'s much-delayed general plans for its rocket design, called the Space Launch System.
September 14, 2011 -
Common Good\'s Phillip Howard shares ways agencies can cut regulations to meet the President\'s June executive order.
September 14, 2011 -
Pentagon found more than $800 million in Antideficiency Act violations from 2005 and 2008, but never reported these violations to Congress, lawmakers say.
September 14, 2011 -
Pete Kasperowicz, a staff writer for The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive to discuss some of the provisions that the final FAA reauthorization bill will likely contain.
September 14, 2011 -
Ashton Carter, the nominee to be the new deputy Defense secretary, said DoD will need to consider civilian employee furloughs, the abandonment of major weapons systems and a severe curtailing of military training if the sequestration envisioned by Congress as a budget-cutting forcing function takes effect.
September 14, 2011 -
James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, and CIA Director David Petraeus say they will protect the intelligence workforce against an impending budget squeeze. They told lawmakers they will look for cuts in technology and contracting instead.
September 14, 2011