Budget

  • Hurricane season is a couple of weeks away and Louisiana Senator David Vitter has put the FEMA chief’s nomination on hold. By all accounts, Craig Fugate is well-qualified to hold the position. In our weekly…

    May 11, 2009
  • I get a lot — and fairly regular… and sometimes bordering on angry — comments the lack of commentability on FederalNewsRadio.com, and, specifically, on the DorobekInsider. In the months since I moved the DorobekInsider over…

    May 08, 2009
  • President Obama has asked Congress to trim 121 federal programs, saving $17-billion dollars in the coming budget year. But critics contend that’s just a drop-in-the bucket, since the total budget exceeds $3-trillion dollars. Brian Riedl…

    May 08, 2009
  • Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Science and Justice subcommittee hearing on the FY2010 budget proposal for the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder faced repeated questions from lawmakers about his plans for closing Guantanamo.…

    May 08, 2009
  • I mentioned on Federal News Radio 1500 AM today the sad news that AFCEA International vice president Becky Nolan’s husband, Paul, passed away today unexpectedly. Here is the note from Kent R. Schneider, AFCEA International’s…

    May 07, 2009
  • We bring you lessons learned from former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. He talked with Randy Larsen and Dave McIntyre, hosts of Homeland Security: Inside & Out about his priorities during…

    May 07, 2009
  • FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about the FY 2010 federal budget, released today. We turn to Washington Post Economic Policy Reporter Lori Montgomery for analysis.

    May 07, 2009
  • After a challenging few weeks for her agency, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. She answered questions about response to swine flu, security on the US-Mexico…

    May 07, 2009
  • May 7th, 2009 BIG Experience host: Mr. J. David Reeves, Blacks In Government National President, will have Herman L. Taylor, Jr., Delegate, 14th Legislative District - Montgomery County as the guest on Thursday at 11:00 AM.

    May 06, 2009
  • We’ve been tracking how Recovery.gov ’s National Dialogue has been going — this is the innovative experiment to ask people to help solve the vexing issue of ensuring that there is transparency in the stimulus…

    May 05, 2009
  • War games — we remember the 1980s movie with Matthew Broderick . . . or the board game Risk . . . or even chess. War games have been around forever, particularly for the military.…

    May 04, 2009
  • Many mayors around the country agree with President Obama’s policies and look forward to grants for programs such as energy efficiency and small businesses. Tom Cochran has been the CEO and Executive Director of the…

    May 01, 2009
  • New OFPP report tells how many agencies are taking advantage of four-year-old tool to improve their procurement workforce.

    May 01, 2009
  • Items that we mentioned today on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris… * WSJ op-ed: Obama’s Federal Suggestion Box by Brian Carney, a member of the Journal’s editorial…

    May 01, 2009