Congress
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who led a Senate Intelligence Committee review of cybersecurity policy last year, said he is hopeful that Congress will be able to pass an overhaul of cyber laws this year. Whitehouse has been critical of the pace at which the Obama Administration has moved to propose such changes to lawmakers.
April 11, 2011 -
The White House and Congress agreed to both a short-term deal and a longer-term one funding the government through 2011 and cutting more than $35 billion. OMB issued new guidance telling agencies to resume normal operations which means feds should report to work as usual.
April 09, 2011 -
Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, explains to what extent industry would hurt from a partial government shutdown.
April 08, 2011 -
Eric Payne is a consultant at a local government contractor. He writes about staying positive on GovLoop.
April 08, 2011 -
Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oreg.), both members of the House Budget Committee, reflect on budget talks so far.
April 08, 2011 -
A breakdown of the number of employees to be furloughed at each agency in case of a partial government shutdown.
April 08, 2011 -
President Obama expects to have an answer Friday morning about whether a shutdown can be averted. Meanwhile agencies have new guidance from OMB on how to prepare to close down their offices. Federal workers vent frustrations and ask questions during a town hall meeting sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran.
April 08, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget detailed what agencies should do over the next four days to prepare for and in the event of a government shutdown.
April 07, 2011 -
President Obama will veto a House bill that would make appropriations for the Defense Department for the remaining six months in this budget year.
April 07, 2011 -
From around the Twittersphere, what are people saying about a possible government shutdown?
April 07, 2011 -
Federal News Radio is closely following the prospect of a federal shutdown and how it would affect federal workers.
April 07, 2011 -
The Homeland Security Department\'s chief management officer said Tuesday that the lack of a departmentwide financial management system is a huge deficiency. Fixing that, he said, is among the department\'s primary management priorities.
April 06, 2011 -
A fast-approaching budget deadline is creating increasing anxiety among federal workers that government could shut down if Congress does not reach a deal.
April 06, 2011 -
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union talks about government shutdowns, and what happens if the federal government closes its doors. April 6, 2011
April 06, 2011 -
A possible government shutdown could affect around 800,000 federal employees, a senior Obama administration official said today.
April 06, 2011