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  • Once again with feeling, Congress goes for a budget

    Border. Budget. Border. Budget. If Congress sounds like a broken record, well it is. With two weeks to go before government funding lapses for many agencies, Congress did something to move the ball forward on Sunday. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin gets the latest from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. 

    Congress
    January 08, 2024
  • Irresistible forces are pushing on a seemingly immovable Congress

    What a mess. Border security, foreign military aid, and the lack of a 2024 budget agreement have turned into a sort of Gordian Knot for Congress. Happy New Year indeed. For what could happen this week, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. 

    Congress
    December 26, 2023
  • Huge end-of-the-year deadlines looming in Congress

    Congress is back from its Thanksgiving recess this week -- with not very much time to go before several different impending deadlines. We've talked a lot about the appropriations legislation that still needs to get done for 2024. But the deadlines for some key authorization bills are creeping up even faster. Loren Duggan is deputy news director at Bloomberg Government. He spoke with Federal News Network Deputy Editor Jared Serbu.

    Congress
    November 27, 2023
  • A government shutdown is (or is not) a week away

    It sure came fast. Just a workweek remaining until the continuing resolution expires. The fever is building on Capitol Hill to do something to avoid a government shutdown. For the latest, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke to Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. 

    Congress
    November 13, 2023
  • Contract spending is set to grow across the board in 2024

    Bloomberg Government predicts record contract spending, once Congress passes appropriations bills for 2024. It sees $762 billion in total procurement, including $113 billion for professional services. With how companies need to prepare, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.

    Contracting
    November 07, 2023
  • With no time to lose, Congress is functional again, more or less

    The House of Representatives has a speaker, for now. That was a heavy lift. What comes next now that Capitol Hill is operational again. For this week's outlook, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan.

    Congress
    October 30, 2023
  • As the world turns, the House speaker meltdown enters its third week

    As the world turns, most of it is probably scratching its collective head at the United States Congress. As the latest crisis, Israel's war against terrorists, enters its second week, President Biden pledged support. So what can we expect this week on the Hill? For more on the matter, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talks with Zach Cohen, Bloomberg Government congressional reporter.

    Congress
    October 16, 2023
  • Fiscal 2024 starts with a CR, but contractors still have lots of opportunities

    Fiscal 2024 started off like most fiscal years, with a Continuing Resolution. The government is still spending, and contractors have lots of opportunities. For the top opportunities in the year ahead, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy.

    Contracting
    October 06, 2023
  • If you’re not surprised there’s not a shutdown, you’re prescient or a prevaricator

    To the surprise of just about everybody, the Federal Government is fully functional this Monday, October 2, 2023. Some surprise last-minute votes in both the House and Senate on Saturday happened just in time to get a continuing resolution (CR)to the president’s desk – just hours before much of the government was set to run out of appropriations.

    Budget
    October 02, 2023
  • Congress shoves that budget boulder uphill one inch at a time

    With government shutdown on everyone's mind, the Senate this week is trying to fashion a package of three bills. This as the House seems to be at war with itself. Well, one of the party's, at least. For a Capitol Hill update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director.

    Congress
    September 18, 2023
  • The outlook for Capitol Hill, as the Senate returns to Washington

    The Senate has returned to Washington. The House remains on recess for another week. Either way, Congress faces a haystack of work, and precious little time in the fiscal year to do it. For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government congressional reporter, Zach Cohen.

    Congress
    September 05, 2023
  • All congressional eyes focus on the great question: CR or government shutdown?

    Congress is still a couple of weeks away from returning to Washington. Still, pressure is building for members to resolve a difficult budget impasse, as the prospects for a lapse in appropriations also seem to grow.

    Congress
    August 21, 2023
  • Defense budget work continues even with Congress on recess

    When Congress left for recess this month, it left lots of Defense Department questions up in the air. When it returns in September, it will have just a few short weeks before the end of the federal fiscal year.

    Defense News
    August 07, 2023
  • Congress recesses with its federal budget still under construction

    The House and Senate have a lot more to do for any chance of a budget by September 30. For one thing, the two chambers are $100 billion apart. This as they head out for a long August recess.

    Congress
    July 31, 2023
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