Congress
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More than 400 bills have passed the House than the Senate. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson says he thinks only two are sure to survive.
October 06, 2010 -
Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) has introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Act, which would allow the Administration to create a more robust set of regulations for the information systems that control our critical infrastructure.
October 01, 2010 -
Congressman Henry Cuellar\'s homeland security bill to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess the efficiency of homeland security grants is about to become law. He explains how it will work.
October 01, 2010 -
The top procurement officer of a Top 100 DoD contractor gives a thumbs up to the newly announced Pentagon acquisition reforms. WFED\'s Scott Carr reports.
October 01, 2010 -
President Obama has signed into law, H.R. 3081, which will keep the government operating through December 3, 2010.
September 30, 2010 -
Some members of Congress say the over-classification of documents in the intelligence community is causing miscommunication and confusion -- leading to two bills introduced this week targeting over-classification.
September 29, 2010 -
The Senate is moving ahead with a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at week\'s end. The continuing resolution easily cleared its first hurdle by an 83 to 15 vote Tuesday. The Hill\'s Vicki Needham tells us what has to happen before tomorrow at midnight.
September 29, 2010 -
This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze. September 29, 2010
September 28, 2010 -
Congress is getting ready to sink its teeth into the massive shifts in defense spending proposed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
September 27, 2010 -
Some of the items listed in the House Republicans\' Pledge to America directly affect federal employees. Politico\'s Jonathan Allen rates the odds of success for some of the pledge\'s items.
September 24, 2010 -
A bill by Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) aims to save the Postal Service from mounting debt with the POST Act.
September 24, 2010 -
A cybersecurity measure still in draft form would give President Obama additional powers. The proposed legislation would permit the President to declare an emergency if there\'s a threat to the nation\'s electrical grid.
September 22, 2010 -
From pay freeze proposals to furloughs, there are a lot of issues before Congress that could affect feds. This week on Your Turn, Mike interviews Charity Wilson from the American Federation of Government Employees and Jessica Klement from the Federal Managers Association, about what a lame duck Congress can do to federal workers and retirees. September 22, 2010
September 21, 2010 -
A week from today --the Senate Armed Services Committee is going to have a hearing about Pentagon\'s plans to close the Joint Forces Command headquarters in Norfolk to save money. Va. Sen. Jim Webb, who is a former Navy Secretary has pushed to get the hearing because they are concerned that the JFCOM closure will hit Virginia and the Tidewater region hard from an economic perspective. Webb and the rest of the Va. Congressional delegations are said to be exploring options to stop the shutdown.
September 21, 2010 -
The private sector and Congress are showing wide support for federal telework.
September 20, 2010