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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
Joint Chiefs welcome House fiscal 2013 budget proposal
The lower chamber's bill would significantly soften the blow against DoD and potentially eliminate current plans such as civilian furloughs because of the automatic budget cuts. The remainder of the government would remain under both sequestration and a full-year continuing resolution.
Military leaders welcome House GOP budget bill
Military leaders say House GOP budget bill will ease some of the pain of defense cuts
The impact of sequestration
Host Roger Waldron talks sequestration with Deltek's Ray Bjorklund, and Bloomberg Government's Cameron Leuthy.
March 5, 2013
House budget plan includes fed pay freeze extension
House Republicans unveiled a stopgap government funding measure Monday. The measure would extend the federal pay freeze and leave in place automatic sequestration cuts but would award the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments their detailed 2013 budgets while other agencies would be frozen at 2012 levels -- and then bear the across-the-board cuts. The current continuing resolution expires March 27.
Republicans unveil government funding measure
Republicans unveil government funding bill that would boost military readiness, protect FBI
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
Issa asks agencies for alternative sequestration cuts
The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote to 17 agencies requesting short-term ways to achieve savings instead of the across-the-board cuts expected to start today.
Automatic cuts will have to wait until midnight
Obama to put off start for automatic cuts to as close to midnight Friday as possible
FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food
FDA Commissioner Hamburg says budget cuts mean fewer inspections, less safe food
Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap efforts
Cuts coming: With time short, Senate scuttles rival plans to head off the automatic reductions
Sequestration is upon us
On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will discuss sequestration and its impact on Congress.
February 28, 2013
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
OMB directs agencies to stop most discretionary bonuses under sequestration
The administration issued new guidance late Wednesday detailing specific steps agencies should take as sequestration now is one-day away. Danny Werfel, OMB's controller, told agency leaders to place "increased scrutiny" around several personnel issues, including new hires, training, travel and conferences.
Sequestration treadmill picking up steam across DoD
The automatic budget cuts set to occur under sequestration will go into effect as a matter of law on Friday. But their full impact won't be felt until late this spring, long after lawmakers encounter the next budget showdown.
IT reform bill needs to 'beef up' people section, experts say
Rep. Darrell Issa plans to formally introduce the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act before the end of March. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held its second hearing on the draft bill. Current and former federal officials say the bill should place a stronger emphasis on project management and workforce issues.
As budget cuts loom, is government shutdown next?
With budget cuts imminent, Congress turning to avoiding government shutdown in less than month
Transition, sequestration, furloughs, and more
Career expert and author John Grobe, Federal News Radio's Julia Ziegler, and Federal Times senior writer Stephen Losey will discuss sequestration and other issues affecting federal workers.
February 27, 2013
House committee worried DoD, VA 'moving the goal posts' on e-health records
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the decision by the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments to scale back plans for a joint integrated electronic-health records systems dredged up longstanding issues with the two departments' EHR efforts.
