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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
After filibuster, Senate confirms Brennan for CIA
Senate confirms Brennan as CIA director after Paul filibuster, White House statement on drones
Sen. Carl Levin will not seek re-election in 2014
Democrat Levin says he will not seek re-election in 2014; creates open Senate seat in Michigan
Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing shutdown
Top Senate Democrat Mikulski unveils bill preventing government shutdown
Members of Congress confident budget deal can be reached to avert shutdown
Congress missed the deadline to avert sequestration last week. And now a deadline to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month is barreling toward lawmakers. But members of both chambers and from both sides of the aisle say they're confident they can work out a deal to keep the government running.The likely sticking point is how the the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, will continue to play out. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R- Okla.) discuss the continuing resolution and sequestration on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Senator ends long floor speech blocking CIA pick
Kentucky senator ends lengthy speech blocking Obama's nominee to lead CIA
McCain, Graham warn on CIA nominee vote
McCain, Graham say they want answers from Obama administration, oppose CIA chief until then
Obama to tap Walmart's Burwell for OMB chief
Obama to nominate Walmart Foundation head Sylvia Burwell for budget chief
Gridlock: No budging at the budget-cuts deadline
No budging on budget cuts: Combative Obama, Republicans blame each other at sequester deadline
Intel committee to vote next week on CIA nominee
Leaders of Senate Intelligence Committee say panel set to vote next week on Brennan nomination
Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap efforts
Cuts coming: With time short, Senate scuttles rival plans to head off the automatic reductions
Lew set to start at Treasury as budget cuts loom
Confirmed by Senate, Lew to start at Treasury a day before big budget cuts set to take effect
As budget cuts loom, is government shutdown next?
With budget cuts imminent, Congress turning to avoiding government shutdown in less than month
Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary
Senate votes to confirm President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary
US Senate panel backs Lew nomination for Treasury
Senate Finance Committee approves Obama's nominee Jacob Lew to be US Treasury secretary
Senate panel likely to vote this week on CIA pick
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she expects the panel to vote later this week on the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the CIA.
Coburn calls for partial federal job freeze as sequestration nears
The Republican senator from Oklahoma is asking the Office of Management and Budget to require agencies to stop hiring for certain positions. Instead, he would like that funding put towards mission critical jobs that could be affected by sequestration cuts. Coburn, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, found 10 jobs listed on USAJobs.gov that he believes could be frozen. He says this would give agencies $1.4 million to spend on positions like border security officers and TSA screeners.
Senate panel plans Tuesday vote on Lew nomination
Senate committee plans Tuesday vote on Jack Lew, Obama's nominee to be treasury secretary
Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 25, 2013
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is concerned new regulations may make whistleblowers even more reluctant to report tax fraud to the IRS. OMB Controller Danny Werfel says $85 billion in cuts under sequestration would hurt every state. Maj. Gen. Brett Williams says the U.S. Cyber Command is trying to figure how to normalize operations alongside air, land and sea capabilities. Lynn Singleton, director of environmental services at Lockheed Martin, talks about helping agencies move their email to the cloud. Dr. Milton Corn explains why The National Library of Medicine is monitoring social media.
Hagel's GOP foes signal vote should go on
Hagel's GOP opponents say vote on his Pentagon nomination should go ahead despite concerns
Obama attempting to change face of the judiciary
Obama wants to change the face of the federal judiciary, if nominees can get past the Senate
