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Passage of NASA budget proves Congress capable of tough decisions
Future investments in science and technology projects may be at stake if Congress doesn't reduce the federal deficit, Maryland lawmakers said at a townhall at NASA's Goddard Space Center. Nonetheless, the center emerged a winner in 2012 budget negotiations, with full funding for its James Webb Space Telescope.
Tags: NASA , Congress , budget , Goddard Space Center , James Webb Space Telescope , Barbara Mikulski , supercommittee , Emily Kopp , Donna Edwards , pay and benefits
Agriculture appropriations first to go to conference committee
The conference committee is the first step in reconciling the House version of the appropriations bill with the Senate's.
Tags: Congress , House , Senate , budget , USDA , appropriations , continuing resolution ,
FY2011: Federal Workers are the New Fat Cats
Federal workers, receiving even modest pay increases at a time when many Americans are just trying to hold on to their jobs, now fall into the category of high income earners.
Tags: Lurita Doan , fat cats , Obama administration , Green Book , Earned Income Credit , estate tax , FY 2011 budget , budget
Maryland congressional delegation's influence slightly wanes in new Congress
When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in last year's election, it appeared the Maryland congressional delegation may have lost power and influence.
Tags: Congress , Al Wynn , John Sarbanes , Ben Cardin , Chris Van Hollen , Susan Turnbull , Elijah Cummings , Andy Harris , Frank Kratovil
OPM's Berry gets Hill thumbs up on fed closing call
For the third day in a row, the federal government closed because of the weather. One of Capitol Hill's top lawmakers has praise for that call by the government's civilian personnel chief.
Tags: management , P&B , House of Representatives , John Berry , Gerry Connolly , telework , Max Cacas
Census flap pits House vs. Senate on Capitol Hill
With just months to go before the first census forms begin arriving in mailboxes across the country, there is controversy in Congress about a last-minute change proposed by two lawmakers. But, as Federal News Radio's Max Cacas reports from Capitol Hill, other House & Senate members are saying "no, absolutely not".
Tags: newsstand , Census , David Vitter , William Lacy Clay , Nydia Velazquez , Census Bureau , Max Cacas
Fed contracting community waits to see who fills Murtha's shoes
The death earlier this week of Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha has left open one of the most important jobs on Capitol Hill: chairman of the powerful House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. A Washington state lawmaker is the front-running candidate for the job.
Tags: management , budget , Pentagon , John Murtha , Norm Dicks , House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , Max Cacas
Bill introduced to give feds parental leave
Tags: Edolphus Towns , CBO , Federal Paid Parental Leave , Frank Wolf , Carol Mahoney , Jim Webb , Family and Medical Leave Act , Danny Davis
House passes omnibus spending bill with pay raise, agency funding
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) tells Federal News Radio that the bill benefits both federal agencies and employees. The 221-202 vote to approve the House-Senate compromise bill sends it to the Senate, which immediately voted 56-43 to begin debate. That tally could mean trouble for the bill since it is less than the 60 votes needed to break a GOP filibuster.
Tags: budget , pay raise , omnibus , Dorothy Ramienski
Majority Leader Hoyer discusses the Omnibus
The House voted 221-202 Thursday to pass the 1,088-page, $1.1 trillion measure _ combining $447 billion in operating budgets with about $650 billion in payments for federal benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. The Senate immediately voted to begin debate, with a final vote likely this weekend.
Tags: P&B , budget , FY2010 Budget ,
