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Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Democrats say an appropriations bill with 10% spending cuts to covered agencies would leave no choice but to implement staff reductions to make ends meet.

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Congress wants more information on PPP loans

Agency Oversight

Census data shows how much the last recession hurt veterans

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House appropriators stay silent on federal pay for 2021

Pay

Government contracting dollars spiked in 2018

Federal Newscast

House subcommittee reduces funding across the board for IT modernization in 2020

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House appropriators propose 3.1% federal pay raise, new money for OPM in 2020 draft bill

Pay

Rep. Quigley: 2,500 documents about FBI HQ are just the ‘beginning’ of investigation

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House so far silent on proposed pay freeze, retirement changes

GSA eyes Transportation headquarters as poster child for lease purchase initiative

Facilities/Construction

Congress so far silent on civilian federal employee 2018 pay raise

OPM asks for Congress to ‘Shell’ out $37M for new IT infrastructure

Congress is skeptic of the Office of Personnel Management’s new IT infrastructure project, otherwise known as “Shell,” due to previous warnings from the…

Workforce

IRS, GSA bear brunt of spending cuts in House bill

The IRS would face even greater financial constraints and federal building construction would grind nearly to a halt under a $20.2 billion FY 2016 spending…

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No furloughs, but IRS faces hard road ahead

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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says the agency won’t have to shut down for two days this fiscal year, as he earlier had warned employees. The IRS can make its current budget last until September because of other cuts it has made, he said.