Congress
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin that Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's sudden shutdown of the entire rail system on March 16 for emergency repairs was a "bold stroke" in the right direction, despite the furor it generated from commuting federal employees.
May 31, 2016 -
Congress wants to get a sense of how much real estate the government owns and to help the General Services Administration manage it better.
May 24, 2016 -
The House is working on appropriations. The Senate is laboring away on the Defense Authorization Aill for 2017. CQ Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin if this is all business as usual.
May 24, 2016 -
When Congress declares war on the Internal Revenue Service, who pays for it and who loses? Senior correspondent Mike Causey says you are literally in bed with the payee.
May 24, 2016 -
So what are the odds federal workers will get a pay raise in January? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is good news and there is bad news.
May 20, 2016 -
Congressional Republicans continue to weigh whether or not they want to move to impeach the head of the IRS. The House Judiciary Committee said it plans to have two hearings over the next several weeks to look into possible misconduct of Commissioner John Koskinen.
May 16, 2016 -
The Social Security Administration has a backlog of a million disability cases to process, but the leaders of a Senate oversight subcommittee say the agency's plan to reduce the backlog raises too many red flags about due process.
May 12, 2016 -
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief, said Tuesday that he’s comfortable with a package of procurement reforms the House Armed Services Committee passed two weeks ago, largely because the final bill took a step back from strict language that would have required DoD to use modular open architectures on all of its major weapons systems.
May 11, 2016 -
Could you use another $77 per month in your Social Security benefit? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it could happen if Congress OKs a name change.
May 11, 2016 -
The U.S. Postal Service fared better this financial quarter than it did last year, but the Postmaster General says Congress has been slow to remove a weight around the agency's neck.
May 10, 2016 -
While House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) dallies with Donald Trump, some actual business is going on in Congress. In particular, two cybersecurity bills in the Senate, one from a Democrat and one from a Republican. David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 10, 2016 -
In Congress, a slimmed-down legislative schedule is par for the course during an election year. But this year’s version is especially slim. The calendar calls for lawmakers to be out of session for a full eight weeks this summer then off again for six weeks just before Election Day. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks about the rest of the year’s calendar and what’s likely to get done with David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call.
May 03, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter called the House proposal "deeply troubling," saying it would pay for additional troops and pay boosts at the expense of long-term military readiness and budget stability.
April 28, 2016 -
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would get new enforcement powers under a bill from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). Among the provisions: Lifting a ban on a national, consolidated database of guns sold. Beyer joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share how his bill would change the ATF.
April 27, 2016 -
For some on Capitol Hill, mostly Republicans, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen personifies everything they think is wrong with the IRS. That's why members have been debating no less than six IRS-related bills. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin he thinks none of them will pass.
April 26, 2016