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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.