Congress
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President Barack Obama\'s budget director is pointing to spending cuts in three programs as examples of the \"tough choices\" ahead in the White House budget blueprint that will propose lower spending overall but money for some new initiatives. Details from Jim Horney at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
February 07, 2011 -
Congress must pass another funding measure to keep the government operating past March 4. House Republicans are calling for big cuts to current spending levels. This as President Obama gets set to release his 2012 budget request February 14.
February 04, 2011 -
A Washington businessman has shelled out 1.8 million bucks for the first U.S. map printed in the new United States of America. It was published in 1784, just six months after the Revolutionary War ended. The Library of Congress\'s John Herbert explains what it is that makes this map extra special.
February 04, 2011 -
Research from the Cato Institute says that the new Republicans in Congress are not challenging defense spending.
February 02, 2011 -
Two bills aimed at the EPA are in the Senate, but whether they create momentum or reveal a divide aren\'t clear. The Hill\'s Ben Geman explains.
February 02, 2011 -
Seven senators have requested an independent investigation by the Defense Department\'s inspector general into the accidental disclosure of technical data to rival bidders Boeing and EADS in the Air Force\'s refueling tanker competition.
January 31, 2011 -
Fred Burton, a former Special Agent with the Department of State\'s Diplomatic Security Service, joins host Derrick Dortch for a discussion on congressional security. January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011 -
The first of what should be a slew of bills aimed at safeguarding government IT has been introduced.
January 28, 2011 -
The general overseeing the Air Force\'s investigation into a November incident that sent competitors\' data to rival bidders said Thursday that she was pleased with the companies\' handling of the situation. The Pentagon remains convinced that the accidental disclosure will not affect the outcome of the $35 billion acquisition.
January 27, 2011 -
Feds have many questions about what Congress and President Barack Obama have in store for them in the years ahead. Federal Times experts Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly, and Carol Bonosaro, Senior Executive Association President, join Mike Causey to discuss these issues.
January 26, 2011 -
Congress is about to be confronted with the reality of funding your agency at new, theoretical levels. For how that might happen, we get details from The Hill\'s Bob Cusack.
January 26, 2011 -
\"Our immediate concern is that the Defense Department will take precipitous action in the near term that would undercut Congress\' ability to pass judgment on the recommendations,\" according to the letter obtained by National Journal Daily.
January 26, 2011 -
Subcommittee chairmen and ranking members were announced for the House Committee on Homeland Security.
January 25, 2011 -
MSNBC reports on efforts to cut the budget without ruling out defense cuts.
January 24, 2011 -
Republicans plan to send President Barack Obama a message just a few hours before his State of the Union speech Tuesday. We get details from CNN\'s Bob Constantini.
January 24, 2011