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David Hawkings is editor in chief at The Firewall, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about this early step in the 2020 budgeting process.
With government in turmoil thanks to a lapse in appropriations, one might think cybersecurity would be among the first things to break. It turns out that wasn't the case.
Shutdown will almost certainly spill over to next year, when Democrats will control the House
The parties settle in for siege rather than work 'round the clock.
Congress passes a bicameral two-week continuing resolution on Thursday, postponing an impending partial government shutdown.
Congress is back home this week and won't return to Capitol Hill until after the midterm elections. But it has a long to-do list for when it resumes.
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper says having a full budget on time means they can start training, maintaining equipment and making purchases at start of fiscal year with more certainty.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee doesn't like that year-end buying spree, but are these members the cause of the buying spree in the first place?
The Senate included a 1.9 percent federal pay raise in a series of four appropriations bills, which it passed Wednesday. The Senate proposal differs from both the House version and the White House's recommendation.
The last week before the July Fourth recess looks to be a busy one on Capitol Hill, from the farm bill to potentially making another run at immigration legislation.
Lawmakers are still trying to find a permanent funding source for the VA MISSION Act, as the president publicly expressed his disagreement with some of the new law's finer points.
Roslyn Layton is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and argued against the pattern of inconsistency.
We should expect to see continued give and take between the executive and legislative branches, because no one can write perfect language every time and because the executive branch wants the freedom to act.
The "Holman Rule" lets members of Congress make changes to a federal employee’s salary or position without input from the appropriations committee -- or the employee or its agency.