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Senate passes Arlington cemetery management bill
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any errors that are found.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Arlington Cemetery , management
Stopgap bill keeps agencies funded for now
Politico's Rich Cohen gives details about the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress.
Tags: Rich Cohen , Politico , budget , Dorobek Insider
DoD worries Congress won't repeal DADT
The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is worried that Congress won't repeal the ban on gays openly serving in the military.
Tags: DADT , DoD Update , Washington Post , Dorobek Insider
Congress resets the Countdown to Shutdown
The Senate has sent a stopgap spending bill to President Barack Obama that's needed to prevent a government shutdown. Negotiators in the lame-duck Congress now have two more weeks to try to pass a bill funding the government through September 30. Chuck Marr, with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, explains what's next.
Tags: Federal Drive , continuing resolution , FY 2011 budget , Chuck Marr , Center for Budget and Policy Priorities , Suzanne Kubota
Primary focus put on alternative F-35 engine
Is it the little-engine-that-could, or a zombie that can't be killed? The controversial alternative engine for the F-35 fighter jet is back in the news.
Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , F-35 , Joint Strike Fighter project , OMB , alternative engine
POPVOX curates comments to Congress
POPVOX is a new online tool that sorts through all the feedback that goes to Congress.
Tags: Marci Harris , POPVOX , technology , social media , Gov 2.0 , Dorobek Insider
House votes to avert government shutdown
Congress is trying to extend the current CR for another two weeks.
Tags: continuing resolution , budget , Reuters , Jolie Lee
Freezes, furloughs and funding on the Hill
Congress is working to make decisions on three huge issues that affect federal employees: the proposed pay freeze, workforce reductions, and agency funding. The Hill's Ian Swanson runs it down for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , The Hill , lame duck , Ian Swanson , pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , continuing resolution , furloughs
Rep. Connolly: Pay freeze unfair to feds
Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly discusses the likely passage of the President's proposed two-year federal pay freeze.
Tags: Gerry Connolly , Congressional Spotlight , pay freeze , pay debate , pay and benefits , Dorobek Insider
What happens to pay freeze proposal in Congress?
Stan Collender, director of federal budget policy for Qorvis Communications, explained what the options are for the pay freeze proposal in Congress.
Tags: Stan Collender , Qorvis Communications , Jason Miller , pay and benefits , pay debate , pay freeze , Dorobek Insider
