At least 100 lawmakers have sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee to call for annual funding of more than $32 billion to support the National Institutes of Health‘s biomedical research. Rep. Chris
MoreMembers of the House and Senate armed services committees plan to cut $5 billion from the defense budget in support of a Congress budget agreement with the White House, Defense News reported
MoreDemocrats have called on Republican lawmakers to raise the budget for non-defense agencies during a rally at the Capitol building, GovExec reported Wednesday. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved $474 million in funds for the Department of Homeland Securityâs network surveillance system that works to scan government Web traffic for intruders, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 32-17
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The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget for the Department of Homeland Security includes $39.3 billion for discretionary spending and would block the funding of activities related to President Barack Obama’s
MoreThe General Services Administration would face restrictions on construction of new federal buildings under a financial services bill cleared Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal year 2016, Federal News Radio reported
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The House Appropriations Committee has passed a $578.6 billion defense budget bill that would fund most of the Pentagon’s key weapon programs in fiscal 2016, Defense News reported Tuesday. John Bennett writes
MoreShaun Donovan, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has raised his concerns about a $578.6 billion Pentagon spending bill ahead of a full House Appropriations Committee markup Tuesday, Defense News
MoreFBI Director James Comey discussed the bureau’s efforts to address challenges to national security and law enforcement operations and the coverage of its budget request for fiscal year 2016 in testimony to a House
MoreThe House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee has listened to testimony from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey about the administration’s proposed fiscal 2016 budget, DoD
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