CBO

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Nimitz, left top, USS Ronald Reagan, left center, and USS Theodore Roosevelt, left bottom, participate with other U.S. and South Korean navy ships during a joint naval exercises between the United States and South Korea in waters off South Korea's eastern coast. U.S. President Donald Trump promised to end “war games” with South Korea, calling them provocative, after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12, 2018. His announcement appeared to catch both South Korea and the Pentagon by surprise. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)

CBO: DoD will need $735B by 2033 to cover cost of plans

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office takes a look at just how much it will cost for the Defense Department to go through with all…

Federal Newscast

President Trump wants at least some barriers at southern border before ending shutdown

Federal Newscast

Congressional Budget Office offers ‘bold’ options to cut defense spending

Defense

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016, file photo shows dollar bills in New York. A survey by Fidelity Investments, which looked at more than 3,000 working households that have started saving for retirement, says that Americans’ retirement savings are in the best shape they’ve been in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

CBO: Trump administration’s proposed changes to federal retirement could save $109B

Federal Newscast

Adm. Zukunft: Coast Guard finally where it needs to be budget-wise

Federal Newscast

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Sequestration could return in 2020 without congressional action

Federal Newscast

Giving troops a pay raise might be hurting the military

Defense

Trump military agenda could cost nearly $700B extra over 10 years

Defense

CBO: Debt ceiling will be reached by late March

Federal Newscast

Latest study on federal compensation puts public, private pay gap at widest margin yet

Escaping retirement change: Can you beat the clock?

Federal Report

Bob Tobias: Analysis raises concern about federal retirement overhaul

A congressional study is comparing five potential options for overhauling the federal retirement system. The options – including one doing away with guaranteed…

Federal Drive

Millionaires plan surgery to ‘fix’ your pension plan

Would you prefer that the doctor who’s going to perform brain surgery on you drive a brand new Tesla or a 1960 Volkswagen Beetle?

Mike Causey

Attacks on CBO legitimacy are unfair, says conservative analyst

Management

Attacks on the legitimacy of the Congressional Budget Office are damaging to the policy process, incorrect and unfair, says a conservative economic analyst.