Search Result
Search Tags: FY 2011 budget
How to manage under a continuing CR
The continuing resolution expires in March, and we still have no definite word on what will happen next. How can agencies be effective with their new year goals, if the money isn't guaranteed? We ask the Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , continuing resolution , CR ,
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 , Congress , FY 2011 , pay debate , pay freeze , agency funding , Suzanne Kubota
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 , Congress , FY 2011 , David Obey , pay debate , pay freeze , agency funding , management , Suzanne Kubota , Congressional Spotlight , budget
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 , CR , Congress , Ian Swanson , The Hill , pay freeze , pay debate , appropriations , omnibus , catch all spending bill , Suzanne Kubota
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 , Congress , continuing resolution , Chuck Marr , Center for Budget and Policy Priorities , Suzanne Kubota
Hopes for an omnibus dim after elections
Democratic insiders question if anything more than a stopgap spending measure and temporary extension of Bush-era tax cuts can pass. The Hill's Molly Hooper brings us the latest.
Tags: Federal Drive , appropriations , omnibus spending , The Hill , Congress , Molly Hooper , Suzanne Kubota , hiring freeze , pay and benefits , furlough , shutdown , continuing resolution
Analysis: What to expect for FY 2011 budgets
When your agency funding comes through may be the best indicator of how much you're getting. The Hill's Bob Cusack explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , Bob Cusack , appropriations , Suzanne Kubota
Continuing resolution continues on the Hill
The Senate is moving ahead with a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at week's end. The continuing resolution easily cleared its first hurdle by an 83 to 15 vote Tuesday. The Hill's Vicki Needham tells us what has to happen before tomorrow at midnight.
Tags: Federal Drive , continuing resolution , Congress , The Hill , Vicki Needham
How to work under a CR
How much can you spend on new projects next year? How can you function until then? We get dos and don'ts from John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service
Tags: Federal Drive , management , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , continuing resolution , CR , Suzanne Kubota
Hoyer explains changes to FY 2011 budgeting
House Democrats passed a budget bill that sets discretionary spending at levels below President Obama's. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer explains why.
Tags: Federal Drive , Steny Hoyer , Congressional Spotlight , Congress , discretionary spending
