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Budget battle lines are drawn

House Republicans feel they need two stopgap spending bills for the budget standoff with Democrats. The Hill's Alexander Bolton explains it for us.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , Congress , shutdown , The Hill , Alexander Bolton , Suzanne Kubota

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POLL: Will Congress pass a budget for 2011?

Tags: Congress , shutdown , budget , Dorobek Insider

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In budget talks, DoD ‘not the holdup'

The chairman and the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee are determined to find a near-term way to pass a Defense Department budget, and not merely a continuing resolution, for fiscal year 2011, the panel's top Democrat said Tuesday.

Tags: DoD , management , DoD budget , budget , Mike McCord , Adam Smith , Buck McKeon , Robert Gates , Jared Serbu

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DoD pushes for 2011 spending increase

Military officials detail the impact of a full-year continuing resolution on DoD. Defense Deputy Secretary Lynn said the department would meet payroll and medical bills, but have to cut acquisition and training programs.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , DoD , William Lynn , Robert Hale , Senate Appropriations Committee , budget , medical benefits , Jason Miller

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SSA getting caught up in budget unrest

AFGE plans to protest on Wednesday the possible spending cuts to the Social Security Administration in more than 20 states. SSA Commission Astrue tried to alleviate spending concerns with an e-mail to employees. Meanwhile, SSA and AFGE are negotiating a new contract.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , Michael Astrue , SSA , AFGE , union contract , Witold Skwierczynski , government shutdown , House Ways and Means Committee , Jason Miller

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Two week, short-term funding bill likely to pass Congress

With only a week left before federal spending authority runs out, both parties have sought to preemptively blame the other if a shutdown does occur. The Hill's Erik Wasson explains what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , shutdown , The Hill , Erik Wasson , Suzanne Kubota

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Shutdown has different scenarios

The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.

Tags: contracting , management , shutdown , budget , White House , Congress , Professional Services Council , John Cooney , John Buckner

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Contractors need to do homework before shutdown

A panel of experts said contractors should prepare for a potential government shutdown by figuring out how their specific contracts would be affected in such a scenario. Step one, they said, is for vendors to talk with their agency contracting officers.

Tags: contracting , management , shutdown , budget , White House , Congress , OMB , Professional Services Council , John Cooney , Alan Chvotkin , Barry Anderson , Jared Serbu

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CR means shorter lead times for Navy moves

The Navy is alerting servicemembers that operating under continuing resolution funding levels in its manpower and personnel accounts will lead to orders to new duty stations on much shorter notice.

Tags: DoD , Navy , DoD budget , permanent change of station , navy personnel command , Robert Weitzman , Jared Serbu

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White House has shutdown contingency plan

Although the White House is confident that a shutdown can be avoided, the government also has a contingency plan in case of a shutdown. These plans have been in place since 1980, says the White House press secretary.

Tags: shutdown , budget , White House , Jay Carney , Barack Obama , Congress , Jolie Lee

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