Congress
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The Senate will take on its 12 annual budget bills this week. But the House is not moving so fast. It fact, some members want to roll back the budget resolutions so laboriously worked out last year. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin it's not shaping up to be a super productive week on Capitol Hill.
April 19, 2016 -
Presidential election years can be times of maximum danger for federal workers and retirees. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this could be the wildest summer and fall yet.
April 15, 2016 -
Congressional staff salaries are significantly lower than five years ago. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, five experts urge Congress to reverse that trend. Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the program on political reform at the New America Foundation, and one of the signatories, talked with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about why experience matters on Capitol Hill.
April 06, 2016 -
For the first time in over 100 years, the Cannon House Office Building is undergoing a major renovation. The whole process will take approximately 10 years to complete.
April 06, 2016 -
Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee intend to push legislation promoting U.S. Cyber Command to a full combatant command. CYBERCOM's current commander agrees it's time to do so.
April 06, 2016 -
Temporary employees at the Defense Department face many hurdles when they try to move to full-time. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his proposal to encourage DoD managers to move temporary employees when full-time positions open up.
April 01, 2016 -
Monday's shooting on Capitol Hill is not the first, and it reminded Senior Correspondent Mike Causey that working for Uncle Sam can be hazardous to your health.
March 30, 2016 -
Capitol Police officers say a man was shot by police after drawing a weapon Monday at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint. He was taken to the hospital.
March 29, 2016 -
Not much has moved on Capitol Hill during a week of the House recess. David Hawkings of CQ Roll Call joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a couple of things you should know about.
March 29, 2016 -
A proposed bill, the Financial Transparency Act, could help make financial data easier to file, search and understand. Mike Starr, vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs at financial software firm Workiva, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide insight.
March 29, 2016 -
Peter Levine, DoD’s deputy chief management officer, told a House subcommittee that his office's problem with deploying business IT systems boils down to too many cooks in the kitchen.
March 28, 2016 -
Politicians are promising federal workers a big pay raise in January. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds can be cheap dates in an election year.
March 25, 2016 -
Remember the relief you felt when instead of a dreaded test you got a substitute teacher? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds are in for a similar break.
March 22, 2016 -
Rep. Mac Thornberry's (R-Texas) next round of Defense reform focuses on open architectures, cutting duplicate oversight
March 16, 2016 -
The clocks have sprung forward and so has Congress. This week, with the House back in session, a lot is going on that could affect federal agencies. For a roundup, Federal Drive with Tom Temin checked in with Bloomberg Government reporter Erik Wasson.
March 15, 2016