House, Senate pass war supplemental spending bill

• Lisa Caruso and Bill Ghent
• April 4, 2003

VA urged to sever contracts with French military headstone supplier

• Congress Daily
• April 3, 2003

Despite concerns, EPA backs enviro exemption for Defense Department

• John Stanton
• April 1, 2003

House spending panel takes up war supplemental

• Bill Ghent
• April 1, 2003

Panel plans to tweak Homeland Security Department Act

• Teri Rucker
• March 28, 2003

House chair says border protection budget request lacks justification

• Molly M. Peterson
• March 28, 2003

New rule relaxes restriction on travel gifts

Federal employees can more easily accept free meals, lodging and transportation when they are on business travel, under a revised government travel regulation.

• Brian Friel
• March 26, 2003

Air Force Academy to replace four leaders in sexual assault scandal

• Congress Daily
• March 25, 2003

Report pushes privatization of air traffic control

• Congress Daily
• March 19, 2003

Employees report to work despite standoff in downtown Washington

Employees in federal buildings located near the National Mall in Washington went to work Tuesday despite a standoff between law enforcement officers and a man who drove a tractor into a shallow pool near the Vietnam Memorial.

• Amelia Gruber
• March 18, 2003

SEC chief applauds budget increase, promises to beef up staff

• Pamela Barnett
• March 14, 2003

Senate plan projects balanced budget by 2013

• Margo MacFarland
• March 13, 2003

Divided House panel approves steep domestic spending cuts

A sharply divided House Budget Committee approved a budget resolution early Thursday morning that would boost defense spending but cut domestic programs across the board.

• David Hess
• March 13, 2003

Lawmakers attack USDA's policy on recalled meat info

• Jerry Hagstrom
• March 12, 2003

House budget chair calls for deep cuts in non-defense spending

Calling for controversial reductions in mandatory spending and putting a squeeze on nondefense-related discretionary programs, House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle, R-Iowa, revealed the details of his fiscal 2004 budget resolution Wednesday.

• Bill Ghent
• March 12, 2003

Text of John Brown’s letter of resignation

• March 12, 2003

Text of John Brady Kiesling’s letter of resignation

• March 12, 2003

Second Foreign Service officer resigns in protest over Iraq

• Shane Harris
• March 12, 2003

House chair targets mandatory spending in fiscal 2004 budget

• Bill Ghent
• March 11, 2003

House leaders hope to restore balanced budget in 10 years

• Bill Ghent
• March 11, 2003