continuing resolution
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You don't have to be an old-timer to sense how rigid and bitter Washington has become, exemplified by the lack of comity in Congress. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Stan Brand, a long-time Washington insider and former counsel to the House, attorney and now senior council at Akin Gump, for some perspective.
February 06, 2017 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Mark Amtower on the first show of his eleventh season to discuss GSA schedules, the demise of FOSE, and a look back at MythBusters. February 6, 2017
February 06, 2017 -
From a massive January snowstorm to a pay raise for all federal employees, we look back at the stories that meant the most to our readers in 2016.
December 30, 2016 -
The end of the continuing resolution appears to keep moving further into the future. Eventually it'll bump 2018 in the tuchus. Then what? Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares what some contractors might be thinking on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 16, 2016 -
From pay raises, to continuing resolutions, to the election of Donald Trump as president, Federal News Radio counts down the top 10 stories federal workforce stories of 2016.
December 15, 2016 -
Long speeches and piecemeal civil service reform mark the waning days of the 114th Congress.
December 12, 2016 -
The Congressional Budget Office estimates how the $1.1 trillion continuing resolution Congress is voting on will be divvied up among federal agencies.
December 08, 2016 -
With only a few days left before the current continuing resolution expires, it's back. The threat of a government shutdown. It's likely Congress will avoid that with another CR, but no one knows for how long. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer insight on whether they'll inch it along week by week or extend it until May.
December 06, 2016 -
As the deadline for a spending bill to fund the federal government draws near, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the Senate's role in the transition efforts of President-elect Donald Trump could extend the end date of the next continuing resolution past the end of March 2017.
December 01, 2016 -
All the signs are pointing to a continuing resolution lasting until March 31. That's half of fiscal 2017. So maybe contractors should consider reworking their plans so they have a half-fiscal-year strategy to start April 1. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with one view of what that might look like.
November 28, 2016 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, Lohfeld Consulting's Lisa Pafe and Washington Technology's Nick Wakeman join host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of what contractors are facing during the transition to a new administration. November 21, 2016
November 21, 2016 -
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the prospect of a continuing resolution into the new year is one of the biggest challenges DoD will face. House Republicans seem poised to act on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through current spending levels until March.
November 17, 2016 -
Professional Services Council Executive Vice President and Counsel Alan Chvotkin joins host Mark Amtower to discuss category management, the latest continuing resolution, and other issues affecting professional services contractors. October 24, 2016
October 23, 2016 -
An idea from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to fund the government through a series of small "minibuses" based on some still-unfinished appropriations bills and the remaining agencies through a continuing resolution appears to be percolating again in Congress. See a breakdown of potential appropriations for fiscal 2017.
October 21, 2016 -
Congress did what it had to do minimally to keep the government open. But its work is far from finished, even if it is scattering to the four corners for the remainder of the campaign season. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for an update on the averted shutdown.
October 04, 2016