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Intelligence chief: Budget cuts risk US security

The top U.S. intelligence chief says that budget cuts have jeopardized America's security and safety -- and will only get worse over time.

Tags: James Clapper , Senate Intelligence Committee , DoD , sequestration

Wednesday - 03/13/2013, 12:12pm EDT

Senate budget bill extends federal pay freeze through 2013

Senate Democrats and Republicans released a 2013 government funding bill Monday that includes language to extend the federal pay freeze through the end of the calendar year, while providing additional funding for domestic priorities like health research and highway projects.

Tags: Senate , budget , Senate Appropriations Committee , sequestration , pay freeze , pay

Tuesday - 03/12/2013, 03:21pm EDT

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.

Tags: House , Senate , budget , sequestration , Steny Hoyer , Tom Coburn , In Depth , Francis Rose

Friday - 03/08/2013, 11:57am EST
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FBI investigating NASA whistleblower reports of Chinese data breach

Congressman Frank Wolf, whose subcommittee handles NASA's budget, said whistleblowers have reported a foreign national connected to an 'entity of concern' was allowed to exfiltrate sensitive data to China. The FBI is investigating the allegations.

Tags: NASA , Frank Wolf , David Weaver , Jared Serbu , workforce , physical security , management , House Appropriations Committee , FBI

Friday - 03/08/2013, 10:56am EST
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House puts damper on USPS plan for 5-day delivery

The fiscal 2013 spending bill doesn't remove the requirement for the Postal Service to deliver first-class mail six days a week. Other provisions in the bill povide a boost in funding DHS cyber, DoD acquisition and VA IT spending.

Tags: House , budget , management , USPS , House Appropriations Committee , DHS , DoD , VA , cybersecurity

Friday - 03/08/2013, 08:29am EST
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