Budget

  • Track the budget process, step-by-step and find out how far along Congress is in allocating your agency\'s spending.

    September 12, 2011
  • Lawmakers are working on a continuing resolution to fund the government through late fall. Congress has not approved any of the 12 appropriations bills necessary to keep agencies running after the fiscal year ends in three weeks.

    September 09, 2011
  • Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama to act now to save the cash-strapped Postal Service. The administration said it would propose reforms in the $1.5 trillion deficit reduction package it sends to Congress.

    September 09, 2011
  • Tammy Flanagan, Senior Benefits Director at National Institute of Transition Planning, explains what feds may stand to lose in budget talks.

    September 09, 2011
  • The new policy letter will lay out eight changes to how agencies previously defined and managed inherently governmental work. Among the changes are a new list of jobs that must be done by federal employees and a checklist to determine which jobs are inherently government and which are closely associated or critical functions.

    September 09, 2011
  • The ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee said timing is critical as the committee prepares the DHS authorization bill.

    September 09, 2011
  • Before a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama proposed a combination of new spending measures and tax breaks — to the tune of some $447 billion — to help put more Americans to work.

    September 09, 2011
  • Department of Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen said business systems and infrastructure are two main areas to reduce the cost of the service\'s technology. September 8, 2011

    September 08, 2011
  • Al-Qaida is struggling to get money, thanks to international efforts to stop terrorism financing, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said at a 9/11 anniversary event. He said today\'s terrorism threats require more creative measures and increased global cooperation.

    September 08, 2011
  • Secretary Janet Napolitano said the agency has more important priorities than building the new consolidated headquarters — at least for now. The House cut all funding for the program, while the Senate included enough to complete the Coast Guard\'s new building.

    September 08, 2011
  • The bill more than doubles the Disaster Relief Fund operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    September 08, 2011
  • Nearly nine years after President Bush signed the bill creating the Homeland Security Department, more than 100 committees and subcommittees continue to hold oversight responsibilities for the agency. Current and former DHS officials say enough is enough and Congress should reorganize themselves. But Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said he holds little confidence that will happen soon.

    September 08, 2011
  • An assessment of the Department of Homeland Security\'s transformation since its founding in 2003 finds major operational accomplishments and lingering management challenges. GAO released a status report to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

    September 08, 2011
  • Is the proposed reform of the US Postal Service the equivalent of dining on lobster or road kill, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey ponders. The battle is heating up and each side is warning that the end is near ...

    September 08, 2011
  • Steve Charles, co-founder and executive vice president of Immix Group, explains what you should know to prepare for the new fiscal year.

    September 07, 2011