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Congress

The ticking sound you hear is the final days of the fiscal year

"Every September, we have to do this dance where we figure out if the government will stay funded going into the new fiscal year," Loren Duggan said.

Pay

Happy New Year! Now take this 25% pay cut

Federal Newscast

Senator urges Justice Dept to aggressively address epidemic of robberies against postal workers

Federal Newscast

Senators want update from OPM on federal retirement improvements

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers hope to secure more funding for NIH's coronavirus efforts

Federal Newscast

Senators worry new policies may hinder non-citizen servicemembers naturalization process

Defense

Senate ups R&D spending in defense appropriations bill, battle still brewing on wall funding

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Federal Newscast

Senators hope to secure back pay for contractors affected by government shutdown

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, construction crews install new border wall sections seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says the Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pensions accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall. Durbin told The Associated Press, “it’s coming out of military pay and pensions, $1 billion, that’s the plan.”(AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Budget

Pentagon may tap military pay, pensions for border wall

FILE - This March 30, 2017 file photo shows a portion of the new steel border fence that stretches along the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M. The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. The plan provides one of the most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Government Shutdown

Democrats setting up shutdown fight over border wall, immigration policy

cybersecurity

Defense

DoD's Kendall reassures lawmakers about vendor cybersecurity

Congress

Senate approves temporary spending bill; House soon to vote

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Congress

Latest: GSA IG makes a 'criminal referral' to Justice

Budget

NTEU warns against the loss of IRS jobs, revenue