2018 budget

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Smooth transition? Flush end of FY 18 morphs to another probable CR

The 2018 fiscal year for the federal government comes to an end in a few weeks. What does that mean for contractors and what can they expect in FY 2019?…

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Women support the me too ( #metoo ) movement.

#MeToo movement prompts long-awaited budget boost for EEOC in 2018

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Paul Ryan

Omnibus spending bill complicates administration’s reorg plans

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Forthcoming omnibus may include 3 long-awaited veterans policies

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Last month’s spending cap deal brings more certainty to March 23 shutdown showdown

Lawmakers have spent the last four weeks finalizing appropriations for fiscal 2018, with the intent of packaging all 12 spending bills into one omnibus.

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FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. He is one of four veteran Texas Republicans who are quitting Congress, meaning their state will be trading House seniority for newcomers who may be even more conservative.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Congress: Lack of leadership put SSA on ‘autopilot’ for too long

GAO report found SSA in violation of Federal Vacancies Reform Act after agency goes 5 years without appointed commissioner, or even a nominee.

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Loren Duggan: Potential riders in upcoming budget bill

Congress begins working this week on a trillion dollar-plus omnibus spending bill that could fund the government past the March 23rd deadline

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