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FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) — Budget_Deficit_89675

Congress

The swirling sound you hear is Congress going 'round and 'round on some old ideas

The great flywheel of appropriations gets a big shove today with release of the administration's 2023 budget request, six months before fiscal 2023 actually starts.

Agency Oversight

Lawmakers press USPS to deliver 'medical-grade' masks to public

Federal Newscast

Legislators hope to secure higher COLA for federal retirees

Federal Newscast

OPM sheds more light on new paid parental leave for feds

Congress

Top Democrats rally for more USPS resources ahead of election

Agency Oversight

House passes smaller USPS reform bill to eliminate pre-funding benefits

Leasing/Property Management

With Trump Hotel potentially up for sale, GSA faces 'rare circumstance' transferring lease

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, the Trump International Hotel near sunset in Washington. A federal appeals court is set to rehear arguments Thursday, Dec. 12, in a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Management

Access to Trump Hotel documents sparks another dispute between GSA and Congress

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Federal Newscast

GSA notice reiterates sleeping in federal buildings is prohibited

FILE- This March 11, 2019 file photo, shows the north entrance of the Trump International in Washington D.C. A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency. In a significant legal victory for Trump, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Maryland who ruled last year that the lawsuit could move forward. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

Management

House Democrats press GSA or its watchdog to audit Trump Hotel lease

Defense

House panel authorizes $1.6 billion bump for Coast Guard in 2020

NATCA

Government Shutdown

Another shutdown? FAA unions warn employees would leave or retire

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarter building in Washington. The FBI has been reviewing the handling of thousands of terror-related tips and leads received over the last three years to make sure they were properly investigated and that no obvious red flags were missed, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Facilities/Construction

GSA acting administrator pledges help in finding FBI a new home, defends Trump Hotel lease

In this Jan. 19, 2017, photo, police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. While President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington did serve as a hub of inaugural activities it also stands as ground zero for what top Democrats and some ethics advisers see as his unique web of conflicts of interest. Trump’s lease with the federal government to develop and operate a hotel inside the historic Old Post Office building expressly prohibits any elected official from benefiting from the property, yet Trump has not divested from his company or this particular project. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Congress

Democrat lawmakers continue to press GSA on Old Post Office lease

AP Poll Anger at Government

Management

House panel questions inconsistencies in GSA's leasing authority, purchasing options