The U.S. Senate has passed a spending deal that seeks to increase funds for defense programs in fiscal 2016 and balance the federal budget within a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported
MoreThe U.S. House voted 228-199 Wednesday to pass a fiscal 2016 budget plan that includes an extra $20 billion for overseas contingency operations spending, the New York Times reported Thursday. Jonathan Weisman
MoreA $1.1 trillion government-funding bill was approved by the Senate in a 56-40 vote Saturday and is now headed to the White House for a presidential signature, Reuters reported Sunday. President Barack
MoreThe House voted 219-206 late Thursday to pass a $1.1 trillion budget deal to keep the U.S. government running through September, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Ed O’Keefe writes the fiscal 2015
MoreThe Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has endorsed the nomination of Anne Rung to be the next Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Shefali Kapadia
MoreThe Senate has moved to advance the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as human and health services secretary to a final hearing in the chamber, GovExec reported Wednesday. Sophie Novack writes that
MoreU.S. lawmakers are considering the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, a bill that would open public access to agencies’ spending information, InformationWeek reported Monday. William Welsh writes that the DATA Act would
MoreThe House of Representatives plan to take up a bill that aims to bolster data security for the federal government’s online health insurance marketplace, Politico reported Thursday. Paige Winfield Cunningham writes House
MoreThe Senate has decided to put off its defense spending bill for fiscal 2014 after lawmakers proposed hundreds of amendments to the funding measure, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. Brendan McGarry writes senators
MoreLawmakers in the House of Representatives plan to meet this week to vote on a bill to extend government funding and avert an Oct. 1 shutdown, Government Executive reported Monday. Eric Katz
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