Management
Congress averts shutdown, locks in some agency cuts as Senate backs funding package
Lawmakers now face a March 22 shutdown deadline for the rest of government.
Management
2 days before a shutdown, House sends $460B spending package to Senate
The measure, which would require small spending cuts at many agencies, heads to the Senate.
Management
VA budget bill maintains EHR funding but imposes additional ‘reset’ oversight
The bipartisan FY24 budget package allocates over $1.3 billion for the agency’s new electronic health record system but makes 25% of that funding contingent on enhanced transparency around VA’s ongoing EHR “program reset.”
Management
These are the 8 biggest agency and program reforms in the first FY24 spending bill
Lawmakers include budget cuts, hiring initiatives and new priorities in first of two appropriations packages.
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Management
Congress passes stopgap funding bill, delaying shutdown threat by one week
Congress hopes to begin voting on full-year appropriations next week.
Management
Congress reaches fiscal 2024 funding deal, new stopgaps in hopes of averting shutdown
Lawmakers must act in a hastened and united fashion to pass the new CR before funding expires this week.
Management
75,000 federal employees are facing furloughs this week
See who would be sent home if the government shuts down late Friday evening.
Management
Budget impasse freezes two Space Force efforts, leaders say
This year’s spending caps will boost future costs, acting Air Force undersecretary adds.
Management
Congress barrels toward more stopgaps as leaders tout ‘productive’ White House meeting
Leaders in both parties have committed to avoiding a shutdown, but major hurdles remain.
Management
With negotiations stalling, Biden, congressional leaders to meet days before shutdown
Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the lack of a funding agreement.
Management
White House launches federal spending inventory
The new online information service was mandated in 2010 legislation.
Management
County officials lobby for internet subsidies
The FCC is currently turning away hundreds of thousands seeking assistance. If Congress doesn’t soon approve more funding, rural and urban county officials warn, millions will be plunged into “digital darkness.”
Management
IRS chief details plan to combat ‘unprecedented and unrelenting political headwind’
No one cheers for the referees, commissioner says, but without them there is only “chaos.”
Management
DHS to slash operations, reshuffle workforce without additional funds, agency warns
The department becomes the latest in the Biden administration to sound the alarm over the impact of budget shortfalls.
News
As pandemic aid winds down, states scramble to fill gaps
COVID-19 left a lasting mark on a few sectors, with schools, public transit and child care providers facing fiscal cliffs as federal funding dries up. State legislators, many already grappling with shortfalls, are looking for solutions.
Management
VA lacks the emergency budget modeling to prepare for health crises like COVID, GAO says
The watchdog said that the Veterans Health Administration does not have the modeling capability to predict how much supplemental funding would be needed to address a black swan event like the pandemic.
Workforce
Efforts to right-size agency real estate portfolios are often stymied
COMMENTARY | “There is a path forward and relevant, recent examples exist,” writes one former federal real estate official who urges the Biden administration to embrace the hybrid work model.
Tech
Autonomous tech featured in Senate border and foreign aid bill
The Senate’s proposed $118 billion immigration and foreign aid package includes more than $260 million to deploy emerging technologies to secure the border.
Defense
What's at stake as Congress hashes out the 2024 defense budget
A guide to the biggest differences between proposals for the four-months-late defense appropriations bill.
News
House passes bipartisan tax bill
The measure restores some of the popular expanded child tax credit, as well as a credit that helps states build affordable housing.
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