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Senate committee finds few hurdles with cyber proposal
The White House's draft bill includes many similarities with the one sponsored by the Sens. Lieberman, Collins and Carper. The biggest issues are around the President's powers over the Internet during emergencies and whether there should be a Senate-confirmed cyber coordinator at DHS. Senate Majority Leader Reid is making comprehensive cyber legislation a priority this session.
Tags: technology , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , Phil Reitinger , Jason Chipman , DHS , DoJ , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , NCTC , cybersecurity , liability protections , critical infrastructure , Jason Miller
House passes huge GOP budget cuts, opposing Obama
Tags: budget , shutdown , budget 2011 , continuing resolution , Congress , House , Senate , Barack Obama , Mitch McConnell , Charles Schumer , John Boehner ,
House passes huge GOP budget cuts, opposing Obama
Tags: budget , shutdown , furlough , John Boehner ,
Shutdown averted, six-day CR passed
The White House and Congress agreed to both a short-term deal and a longer-term one funding the government through 2011 and cutting more than $35 billion. OMB issued new guidance telling agencies to resume normal operations which means feds should report to work as usual.
Tags: budget , shutdown , budget 2011 , Congress , management , John Boehner , Barack Obama , Jason Miller
Congress continues negotiations; Feds frustration grows
President Obama expects to have an answer Friday morning about whether a shutdown can be averted. Meanwhile agencies have new guidance from OMB on how to prepare to close down their offices. Federal workers vent frustrations and ask questions during a town hall meeting sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran.
Tags: management , shutdown , Barack Obama , John Boehner , Jim Moran , OPM , OMB , Congress , Dina Long , NTEU , Dan Adcock , NARFE , AFGE , SSA , DOT , FAA , Jason Miller , budget , furlough , budget 2011
Reid: Dems must 'make a sacrifice' for compromise
In floor comments today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated a willingness to compromise with Republicans on a spending bill.
Tags: Senate , Congress , budget , compromise , The Hill , shutdown , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee
Spending compromise does not include GOP cuts
Jeanne Cummings, assistant managing editor for Politico
Tags: Jeanne Cummings , Politico , spending , spending cuts , government shutdown
Death of omnibus 'unusual'
POLITICO reporter Shira Toeplitz explains why the last-minute pull-out of the omnibus bill is so odd.
Tags: Shira Toeplitz , Politico , Congress , omnibus , budget , Dorobek Insider
Defense authorization bill back on Senate docket
The Defense authorization bill has been on the Senate calendar, and off the Senate calendar. Now it's on again. The Senate majority leader is now promising to bring a 2011 defense authorization bill to the floor for a vote.
Tags: DoD , DoD Report , defense spending , defense spending bill , Senate Armed Services Committee , Joe Lieberman , Senate , Dorobek Insider
WTOP's 2010 Election Guide
Whether its local, state or federal, the 2010 elections will have an impact on how government will shape area lives in the coming years.
Tags: Election Day , D.C. mayoral race , Robert Ehrlich , Martin O'Malley , Gerry Connolly , Keith Fimian , Jim Moran , Patrick Murray , Frank Wolf , Jeff Barnett , Frank Kratovil , Andy Harris , Craig Rice , Robin Ficker , Roger Berliner , ike leggett , Doug Rosenfeld , Vincent Gray , Harry Thomas Jr. , Mary Cheh , David Hedgepeth , Christine O'Donnell , Chris Coons , Sharon Angle , Barbara Mikulski , Joe Miller , Lisa Murkowski
