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Record-Setting Spending

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$250 billion. That's how much federal agencies spent in March, an all-time record for government spending. With receipts at $164.6 billion, Uncle Sam broke another record, running a single-month deficit of $85.5 billion, AP reports.

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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