Oversight
Union sues government over lack of shutdown information
OMB still has not directed agencies to release their specific contingency plans on how a government hiatus would affect employees.
Oversight
Obama urges budget talks: Says lawmakers must return if no agreement
President says continuing resolutions are "not the way to run a budget."
Oversight
GOP: White House punts on shutdown deal
Cantor says Obama rejected GOP's new one-week plan.
Oversight
House budget chair offers plan with $6 trillion in cuts
Sweeping reductions in government, safety net contrast with Obama's plan, but revenue assumptions and deficit estimates may not be credible.
News
Shutdown preparations begin
As deadline for a budget deal nears, OMB instructs agencies to begin discussing plans with senior managers.
Oversight
House GOP to offer one-week stopgap spending measure
Funding bill would prevent a shutdown at the end of this week and fund the Defense Department for the rest of the year.
Oversight
An Intruding World
Americans cannot afford to ignore debt crises in Europe and democracy movements in the Middle East.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: White House push to help technology startups gets mixed reviews
Companies say agencies have granted few waivers to complex acquisition rules that stymie entrepreneurial developers.
News
Unions rally troops to head off shutdown
NTEU, NFFE urge members to call lawmakers to press passage of budget without stiff cuts.
Oversight
Treasury: Government will hit debt limit no later than May 16
Secretary Geithner letter asks Congress for action, projects most precise date yet for hitting ceiling.
News
Obama calls Hill leaders to White House for talks on avoiding shutdown
President invites Boehner, Reid and others for urgent budget meeting on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service labor agreement to save $3.8 billion over four years
Union contract reduces agency’s health care spending and creates a more flexible workforce.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds post mixed results in March
Federal retirement investment options were all over the map for the month, but they remain in the black for the year.
Oversight
Fiscal debate shifts from short-term cuts to long-term fixes
As shutdown vote and Friday deadline approach, both parties seek a broader budget debate.
Oversight