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Congressional Spotlight

House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cuts

Rep. Smith to propose bill to end automatic budget cuts while also trimming federal spending

Wednesday - 02/27/2013, 09:48am EST

Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

Senate votes to confirm President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary

Wednesday - 02/27/2013, 03:18am EST

Sequestration: What does it mean for procurement?

Beth Farrell and Jim Schweiter from McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP discuss how agencies and contractors will be affected by procurement.
February 26, 2013

Tuesday - 02/26/2013, 07:51pm EST
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Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester

Military leaders say automatic budget cuts will undercut ability to confront global threats

Tuesday - 02/26/2013, 07:20pm EST

US Senate panel backs Lew nomination for Treasury

Senate Finance Committee approves Obama's nominee Jacob Lew to be US Treasury secretary

Tuesday - 02/26/2013, 01:53pm EST

Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty

Obama warns that uncertainty over budget cuts already taking hold ahead of Friday deadline

Tuesday - 02/26/2013, 03:15am EST

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.

Tuesday - 02/26/2013, 03:48am EST

Politics and the budget

Dr. Kenneth Gold and Dr. Susan S. Lagon, from Georgetown University's Government Affairs Institute, discuss the political landscape and the budget situation on Capitol Hill.
February 25, 2013

Monday - 02/25/2013, 05:09pm EST
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Glance: Lawmakers seek end to draft registration

Glance: Lawmakers seek end to draft registration

Monday - 02/25/2013, 04:38pm EST

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.

Monday - 02/25/2013, 01:23pm EST

Senate panel plans Tuesday vote on Lew nomination

Senate committee plans Tuesday vote on Jack Lew, Obama's nominee to be treasury secretary

Monday - 02/25/2013, 09:56am EST

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.

Monday - 02/25/2013, 08:59am EST

OMB, agencies still crunching sequestration-related furlough numbers for non-DoD civilians

The White House released its estimate on the impact of cuts from sequestration would have on each state and the District of Columbia. OMB's Danny Werfel said they still are obtaining clarity on the impact $85 billion in cuts would have on each agency.

Monday - 02/25/2013, 12:07pm EST

Boehner says US veterans' claims system is broken

House speaker says system for veterans' disability claims is broken, cites 'shameful' failures

Friday - 02/22/2013, 06:38pm EST

Cybersecurity executive order

On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will discuss the impact of the cybersecurity executive order signed by President Obama.
February 21, 2013

Thursday - 02/21/2013, 05:00pm EST
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Hagel's GOP foes signal vote should go on

Hagel's GOP opponents say vote on his Pentagon nomination should go ahead despite concerns

Tuesday - 02/19/2013, 01:14pm EST

Work time spent on union activities at a 7-year high for feds

OPM issued its fiscal 2011 Official Time report. The data shows employees, on average, spent 2.82 hours on union-related work during official hours. The cost of official time also increased by almost 12 percent.

Tuesday - 02/19/2013, 09:43am EST
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House votes to extend pay freeze for fed workers

House votes to extend pay freeze for federal workers, White House opposes

Friday - 02/15/2013, 04:18pm EST

Democrats to unveil bill to replace budget cuts

Senate Democrats to unveil bill to replace automatic budget cuts

Thursday - 02/14/2013, 06:10pm EST

OMB to Congress: Sequestration impact 'real,' but furloughs not immediate

Obama administration officials are painting a bleak picture of how federal agencies would fare under sequestration, the automatic budget cuts slated to go into effect in two weeks. The Senate Appropriations Committee heard testimony from several Obama administration officials about the consequences of the cuts, which are set to take effect March 1. However, Danny Werfel, controller of the Office of Management and Budget, emphasized to the committee that employee furloughs would not be immediate.

Thursday - 02/14/2013, 06:30pm EST
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