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Workforce
Commerce Department spreads Chips Act money across the country
Hiring/Retention
VA to remain ‘very discerning’ on health care hiring, calls on Congress to address $12B shortfall in December
Budget
Spending deal averts possible government shutdown, funds government into December
Veterans Affairs
Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits
Veterans Affairs
$3B VA supplemental passes House, senators urge final vote by Friday deadline
Management
Social Security Administration urging budget anomaly to avoid ‘devastating’ impacts
Congress
Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Hiring/Retention
VA plans to keep growing health care workforce, if Congress fixes $12B shortfall in FY 2025 budget
Pay
Feds working overseas face 22% pay cut, if Congress doesn’t reauthorize necessary funds
(Associated Press Photo)
Workforce
A bill with the potential to improve federal spending transparency
Budget
House Republicans lead $3B VA supplement to fix year-end budget shortfall
Reporter's Notebook
2026 pay raise and 5 other reasons to pay attention to A-11
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Federal Drive
The political battle takes shape: What it could mean for basic governmental operations
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Management
Commerce doubles the money it grants to coastal habitat restoration
Budget
Odds of a 2% federal pay raise and other workforce items from Senate spending bills
Hiring/Retention
Budget shortfalls forcing EEOC to prepare for 1-day furlough
(Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via AP
Congress
It's a hot political season, but you can find a parking space on Capitol Hill
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement photo
Hiring/Retention
FLETC could see funding cut amid federal law enforcement shortages
Graphic By: Derace Lauderdale
Federal Report
At DoD, glimmers of hope for budget reform
Financial Management
The IRS recovered $1 billion in overdue taxes. Will that save its future funding?
Budget
VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs
(Photo courtesy of the Government Accountability Office)
Management
How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Congress
One more week of business on Capitol Hill before the craziness sets in