Budget
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The Navy and Air Force want to shed existing weapons systems to free up funds for great power competition. Many of those systems really are old, but not all.
July 23, 2021 -
The Project on Government Oversight's Mandy Smithberger testified about the issue to Congress, and she joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk more.
July 21, 2021 -
Funding shortfalls will have serious consequences in the final quarter of this fiscal year because of unexpected bills related to security at the Capitol, National Guard officials warn.
July 19, 2021 -
The Budget and Accounting Act set up the system by which presidents proposed budgets to Congress a century ago. But does the current process reflect that original vision?
July 15, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Air Force contracting officials and law enforcement have agreed to crackdown on acquisition fraud. The State Department is under fire for its backlog of passport applications.
July 14, 2021 -
The agency, part of Congress, has come a long way from its origins in bean counting. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got a brief overview from the GAO's Chief Operating Officer Kate Siggerud.
July 14, 2021 -
The accord marks a major step in the party’s push to meet Biden’s goal of bolstering an economy that was ravaged by the pandemic and setting it on course for long-term growth.
July 14, 2021 -
Appropriations for 2022 are occupying a House that this week is devoted to committee work.
July 12, 2021 -
For annual advice on how to deal, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 07, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest congressional outlook from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.
July 06, 2021 -
The Biden administration is expecting agencies to back up future budget requests with data and program performance metrics --- or at least provide a plan to gather this information.
June 30, 2021 -
The House Appropriations Committee is planning to give the IRS a topline budget next year in line with the Biden administration’s multi-year plan.
June 23, 2021 -
The military component needs about have a billion dollars to get back to normal.
June 22, 2021 -
Last year was a good one to be a federal contractor because of the pandemic and a few other things. Federal contract spending went up by double digits.
June 22, 2021 -
A crucial week's ahead for Congress. Democrats say they'll go to reconciliation to pass a $6 trillion package, if Republicans don't go along.
June 21, 2021