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The cost of battling bin Laden: $3 trillion
May 6, 2011 The most expensive public enemy in American history died Sunday from two bullets. As we mark Osama bin Laden's death, what's striking is how much he cost our nation-and how little we've gained from our fight against him. By conservative estimates, bin Laden cost the United States at least $3 ...
As debt ceiling nears, Washington gropes for agreement on budget tool
April 21, 2011 With Congress facing an impasse over lifting the government's borrowing ceiling as Republicans demand concessions on budget process, members of both parties are trying to identify the right tool to end the debate. Now, a veteran group of policymakers is offering a package of budget rules -- a kind of ...
Study shows budget deal will cut spending by only $352 million
April 14, 2011 A Congressional Budget Office analysis of the fiscal 2011 spending deal that Congress will vote on Thursday concludes that it would cut spending this year by less than one-one hundredth of what both Republicans or Democrats have claimed. A comparison prepared by the CBO shows that the omnibus spending bill, ...
Budget cutting a difficult task
April 12, 2011 The meat of the spending deal struck between the two parties late Friday night was revealed in a legislative omnibus released early Tuesday morning. The specifics show that finding nearly $40 billion in cuts during the 2011 fiscal year required clever accounting and, for the White House, a willingness to ...
House budget chair offers plan with $6 trillion in cuts
April 5, 2011 House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan's 2012 budget is estimated to cost $6.2 trillion less over 10 years than President Obama's plan, with an initial deficit of $950 billion next year that decreases, along with government debt, over time. But some of the savings in Ryan's budget will be difficult ...
Fiscal debate shifts from short-term cuts to long-term fixes
April 4, 2011 The budget process shifts into a new gear this week with the introduction of House Republicans' 2012 budget plan, which will offer long-awaited specifics on GOP promises for far-reaching entitlement programs. The proposals will force Senate Democrats and the White House to engage in a long-term fiscal debate and provide ...
Lawmakers seeking private funds for major infrastructure
March 17, 2011 As Washington struggles to balance economic development with budgetary austerity, some lawmakers are coalescing behind plans to attract private funds for investment in major infrastructure projects with a minimum of public money involved. Two bills focus on infrastructure-a priority of the president and, in rare concert, the business and labor ...
Federal performance chief: It's about managing missions, metrics
February 18, 2011 Jeffrey Zients, who made a fortune advising companies on best business practices (working with National Journal and Government Executive owner David Bradley), became the federal government's first chief performance officer in 2009, helping to bring private-sector innovation to public-sector practice. The administration's agenda is now focused on repairing its relationship ...
Obama budget calls for targeted cuts
February 14, 2011 President Obama's 2012 budget, out this morning, calls for $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next 10 years, with roughly two-thirds drawn from spending cuts and another third from revenue increases. Under the White House plan, the deficit would peak this year at $1.6 trillion, or 10.9 percent of ...
GOP proposed cuts get smaller the closer you look
February 4, 2011 Thursday's spending announcements from the House Budget and Appropriations committees finally answered the question of how much money Republicans want to cut from the budget. The problem? There is more than one answer, depending on where you start. First, Republican leadership aides announced that Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., ...
