Budget
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Congress has passed a two-day stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend
December 18, 2020 -
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission's leadership said the SolarWinds breach has further raised the stakes for the National Defense Authorization Act that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto.
December 17, 2020 -
With some details, Todd Harrison, senior fellow and director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2020 -
President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government-wide funding bill into law, averting a federal shutdown at midnight and buying Congress time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 aid
December 11, 2020 -
You'd think for the way Congress appropriates the United States has unlimited money, and those trillions and trillions in debt are just academic. But budgetary policy and monetary policy are two different things.
December 11, 2020 -
Lawmakers are embracing a one-week extension of government funding to buy time for more COVID-19 relief talks
December 09, 2020 -
The NDAA holds a 3% raise for military service members and extends some hazard pay.
December 07, 2020 -
Congress will begin voting Wednesday on a temporary funding stop-gap that will keep the government through Dec. 18. Congressional leaders have repeatedly said they're not expecting a government shutdown, but some agencies have updated their contingency plans for the pandemic just in case.
December 07, 2020 -
WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the outlook.
December 07, 2020 -
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act will allow federal employees to carry over more vacation time into next year. It also corrects past legislative mistakes with the paid parental leave program by expanding coverage to include all federal employees.
December 04, 2020 -
The president says he wants to veto the bill over old protections for tech companies and renaming military bases.
December 03, 2020 -
President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users
December 02, 2020 -
With unemployment still high and a new economic slump possible this winter, President-elect Joe Biden has announced a liberal team of economic advisers
November 30, 2020 -
Transition funding for the incoming Biden administration, like all other federal appropriations, is coming from a continuing resolution, which expires in less than two weeks.
November 30, 2020 -
An audit by the Government Accountability Office has found some gaps in the oversight of the spending and operations of Indian Health Service facilities.
November 25, 2020