Senate Appropriations Committee

FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

The House and Senate appropriations packages are far from the only priority for Congress this fall — and many of the other to-do items have direct impacts…

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Office of Strategic Capital hits road bumps on future funding

Defense

Senate committee wants to know more about the ‘future of work’ at DHS

Workforce

Senate plans to take back $290M in TMF funding in 2024

Budget

Congress drives CIO authorities deeper down at USDA, Justice, State

Reporter's Notebook

(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table at a job fair in Hudson, N.Y. Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found. The economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, argue in a paper released Thursday, March 23, 2017, that the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with high school degrees or less has triggered broad problems for this group. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Congress sets a deadline for federal hiring reform in omnibus spending bill

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The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Omnibus silently endorses 4.6% pay raise for federal employees in 2023

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Role of OIRA, compliance with 508 requirements highlight lawmakers’ focus on IT modernization in 2023

Budget

How three agencies cope with funding uncertainty under continuing resolutions

Budget

Senate appropriators propose to repeal Hyde, add tens of billions to Defense budget

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A bipartisan Senate push to tamp down at least one threat from China

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The U.S. Capitol Building Dome is seen before the sun rises in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate Democrats support Biden’s 4.6% federal pay raise proposal

Senate Democrats unveiled 12 draft appropriations bills, with a 10.1% boost for civilian agencies, and an 8.7% increase in defense spending.

Pay

Visitors walk past the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Congress is shutting the Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House advances some key agency spending provisions for 2023

The House’s passage of a government spending package has a few key implications for federal agencies in fiscal 2023.

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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS puts the kibosh on saying ‘pilot’ as it deals with new congressional reporting requirements

Reporter's Notebook

A provision in the omnibus spending bill for 2022 requires the Homeland Security Department to submit a report to Congress on the impact of most pilot programs.