The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama\'s pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate\'s bill would replace the House\'s version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the House will vote on a stand-alone bill that would repeal the policy of forbidding gays from serving openly in the military. Rep. Patrick Murphy of…
With the emphasis on \"should.\" Without Senate passage of federal funding, the current continuing resolution expires Saturday night. The President\'s proposed pay freeze is part of the funding package passed by the House last week and is now in the hands of the Senate.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will apparently remain the law of the land. Federal News Radio told you Thursday that a Senate move to overturn the provision failed by three vote. What does that mean for…
The Washington Post\'s Federal Eyes breaks down the spending items within the bill.
The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year\'s levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.
The House GOP conference picked chairmen for House committees. The new Republican House majority will be sworn in next month.
By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-term continuing resolution that includes the president’s proposed two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees, a Democratic…
The \"FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act\" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson explains.
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis tells WFED\'s Jason Miller about the impact of the new Congress on federal employees.
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any errors that are found.
Politico\'s Rich Cohen gives details about the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress.
The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is worried that Congress won\'t repeal the ban on gays openly serving in the military.
The Senate has sent a stopgap spending bill to President Barack Obama that\'s needed to prevent a government shutdown. Negotiators in the lame-duck Congress now have two more weeks to try to pass a bill funding the government through September 30. Chuck Marr, with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, explains what\'s next.
Is it the little-engine-that-could, or a zombie that can\'t be killed? The controversial alternative engine for the F-35 fighter jet is back in the news.