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Will the tires go flat on the omnibus?
Whatever happens, it has to happen before 12:01 am Sunday! The Hill's Bob Cusack breaks it all down for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , omnibus , agency funding , pay freeze , pay debate , Bob Cusack , The Hill , continuing resolution
Senate omnibus bill includes 2-year pay freeze
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama's pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate's bill would replace the House's version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , Senate , omnibus , House , continuing resolution , furloughs , Jason Miller , Jolie Lee , management , contracting
House to vote on repeal of don't ask, don't tell
Tags: DADT , House , gay rights , Associated Press
Pay freeze should be decided this week
With the emphasis on "should." Without Senate passage of federal funding, the current continuing resolution expires Saturday night. The President's proposed pay freeze is part of the funding package passed by the House last week and is now in the hands of the Senate.
Tags: pay and benefits , government , FY 2011 budget , FY 2011 , pay debate , pay freeze , agency funding , Suzanne Kubota
Gates still calling for repeal of DADT
Tags: DoD Update , American Forces Press Service , DADT , Dorobek Insider , Robert Gates
Defense Authorization Act explained
The Washington Post's Federal Eyes breaks down the spending items within the bill.
Tags: Federal Eye , Washington Post , DoD Update , Defense Authorization Bill , budget , Dorobek Insider
Pay freeze proposal advances to Senate
The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year's levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.
Tags: pay and benefits , government , FY 2011 budget , FY 2011 , David Obey , pay debate , pay freeze , agency funding , management , Suzanne Kubota , Congressional Spotlight , budget
House GOP names new committee heads (full list)
The House GOP conference picked chairmen for House committees. The new Republican House majority will be sworn in next month.
Tags: House , Republican
House bill includes 2-year pay freeze
Tags: pay and benefits , House , pay debate , continuing resolution
The surprise inside the House CR
The "FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill's Ian Swanson explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , budget , FY 2011 budget , CR , Ian Swanson , The Hill , pay freeze , pay debate , appropriations , omnibus , catch all spending bill , Suzanne Kubota
