continuing resolution
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The Senate passed a continuing resolution to extend spending six weeks beyond the current fiscal year, ending on Friday. The House plans to vote Monday on the bill which funds government until Nov. 18. But on Nov. 23 is another important budget date — the joint select committee on deficit reduction must submit its recommendations to Congress on ways to reduce $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade.
September 27, 2011 -
The Senate\'s six-week funding measures includes $2.65 billion for FEMA at the start of the fiscal year, dropping a provision for $1 billion worth of disaster aid that was the root of legislative gridlock. The House must pass a CR before Friday, when funding for the government runs out.
September 26, 2011 -
The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution Friday over an issue that amounts to \"tiddlywinks,\" said Steven Dennis, Senate reporter for CQ Roll Call.
September 26, 2011 -
Stan Collender, a federal budget expert and a partner at Qorvis Communications, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the twists and turns of the budget negotiations.
September 26, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: A shutdown looms larger as the Senate prepares to debate a continuing resolution and DHS officials said they are committed to the headquarters consolidation effort underway at St. Elizabeth\'s even as funding appears uncertain.
September 26, 2011 -
Time for lawmakers to pass a continuing resolution is running short as the fiscal year ends Friday. The Senate rejected the House version of CR Friday, and will take up debate on its version Monday afternoon. In the meantime, cuts to GAO and the E-Government Fund are drawing ire from supporters.
September 26, 2011 -
The threat of a Oct. 1 government shutdown is closer after the Senate rejected a short-term funding bill passed in the House that would keep government funded beyond the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.
September 23, 2011 -
Russell Berman, a staff writer with The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the latest from the halls of Congress.
September 21, 2011 -
Allen Federal president Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower to talk a wide range of government procurement issues. September 19, 2011(Encore presentation October 24, 2011)
September 19, 2011 -
The Federal-Postal Coalition that represents 4.6 million government workers is urging President Barack Obama to preserve federal employees\' pay and benefits when he sends his budget-reduction plan to Congress Monday. Coalition members fear lawmakers\' drive to find funding cuts could harm federal employees.
September 18, 2011 -
Allen Federal Business Partners CEO Larry Allen joins host Mark Amtower to talk about a variety of contracting issues. July 18, 2011(Encore presentation August 1, 2011)
July 18, 2011 -
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
April 12, 2011 -
Federal News Radio is closely following the prospect of a federal shutdown and how it would affect federal workers.
April 07, 2011 -
Seventy two hours or bust? If push really comes to shove, The Hill\'s Erik Wasson tells Federal News Radio, the House\'s 72 hour rule could be waived and even a 24 hour CR is seen as better than a shutdown.
April 04, 2011 -
Continuing resolutions have turned this fiscal year into a lost year, says Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal
March 28, 2011