IRS Hearing Gets Heated
Rocks, Guns and the Border Patrol
Budget Winners and Losers
Have Feds Gotten 25% of the Year Off?
The 'Pitiful' 1 Percent Pay Raise
Obama’s $26B ‘Wish List’ for the Pentagon
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Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition
McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
Lawmakers propose government entity to steady financial sector
Agency could take after the Resolution Trust Corp., created to help with the 1980s savings and loan crisis, or the 1932 Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Procurement reform effort hurt by Senate earmarks fight
Democrats dropped a package of Defense authorization bill amendments that included provisions to enhance contract competition and oversight.
Agencies urge Congress to act on threat posed by stateless sublike watercraft
Spike in use of vessels by drug cartels creates legal and logistical challenges for Coast Guard.
Conference leaders to limit amendments to defense bill
Provision aimed at improving the process of delivering military absentee ballots from overseas appear among those off the table.
Treasury plan to create new government entity comes under question
Proposal would set up an organization that would buy troubled assets from financial institutions to prevent them from failing.
Lawmakers worry stopgap funding would hinder security programs
Homeland Security official calls continuing resolutions "extremely distracting" for any agency, says level funding would stunt the department's growth.
Prolonged dispute keeps new FOIA office only on paper
Disagreement swirls around location, funding.
Senate Democrats call out Defense on clean-up record
Environment and Public Works chairwoman criticizes department for shirking its duties regarding contaminated sites.
Legislative logjam could leave agencies in the lurch
A continuing resolution to fund agencies in the new fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 is on the list of unfinished legislation.
