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Federal Agencies Can Succeed at Leadership Development Even Amid Tight Budgets

Data on the impact of training programs will help make the case for sustained funding.

  • Bill Valdez, James L. Perry, Jenny Knowles Morrison and Gordon Abner

Congress Expects to Pass Another Stopgap Spending Bill to Keep Agencies Open Through Dec. 20

Lawmakers hope to pass full-year appropriations before the new deadline and avoid another holiday season shutdown.

  • Eric Katz

Defense Chief: Expect ‘Trimming, Reducing, Some Eliminations’ in 2021 Budget

Esper touts "good progress" in high-level review intended to cut fat and find funds for projects to counter China and Russia.

  • Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One

House Sets Up Tight Timeline to Pass Another Shutdown-Averting Spending Bill

Lawmakers appear poised to punt a Thanksgiving shutdown threat to Christmas.

  • Eric Katz

Trump Again Refuses to Rule Out a Shutdown

Lawmakers are moving toward another stopgap spending bill, but Trump hasn't pledged support for the plan.

  • Eric Katz

Senate Panel Tackles Unauthorized Appropriations, or ‘Zombie Payments’

Unauthorized payments accounted for 23% of the discretionary budget in 2019, compared to 10% in the early 1990s.

  • Courtney Bublé

Congress Appears Headed for Another Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

Despite giving themselves seven extra weeks, lawmakers say it would take a "miracle" to avoid a Thanksgiving shutdown through normal appropriations.

  • Eric Katz

More Than 30 Lawmakers Urge Appropriators to Block Funding for USDA Science Agency Relocations

With most employees at the two research agencies declining to move to Kansas City, Democrats in both the House and Senate are urging appropriators to adopt House-passed language prohibiting spending on the move.

  • Erich Wagner

After Falling 'Badly Behind Schedule,' Senate to Begin Moving Spending Bills Next Week

House and Senate must still strike an agreement to avoid a November shutdown.

  • Eric Katz

Trump Signs Order Requiring Agencies to Offset Some New Spending

Researchers have suggested the Bush-era policy could hurt program management.

  • Eric Katz

President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Measure, Keeping Agencies Open for 7 Weeks

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that passing the continuing resolution was the easy part; setting line by line funding will be far more difficult.

  • GovExec Staff

Senate’s Election Security Funding Bill Leaves a Key Agency Strapped for Cash

The Election Assistance Commission has struggled with insufficient staff and resources.

  • Courtney Bublé

Senate Sends Trump Seven-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

The president is expected to sign the stopgap measure and avoid an appropriations lapse, but a funding fight still looms.

  • Eric Katz
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House Passes Seven-Week Stopgap Spending Bill in Hopes of Avoiding October Shutdown

The Senate must still pass the bill.

  • Eric Katz

Senate Panel Advances Spending Bills Blocking OPM-GSA Merger, Allowing USDA Relocations

Democrats say that in conference committee they will endorse House-passed provisions blocking the relocation of science agencies to Kansas City and authorizing an average 3.1% pay raise for federal employees.

  • Erich Wagner

Senate Appropriators Join House in Blocking OPM-GSA Merger

Senators go with Trump's latest proposal for a 2.6% civilian pay raise for 2020 but no locality increase, while the House has approved an average 3.1% raise.

  • Erich Wagner

Senate Panel Would Not Block USDA Science Agency Relocations in Spending Bill

Democrats vow to continue to fight to stop the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture from moving to Kansas City later this year.

  • Erich Wagner

Another Budget Fight Looms This Month in Congress Centering on Border Wall Funding

As lawmakers in Washington prepare a budget for the next fiscal year, funding for the border wall is taking center stage — again.

  • J. Edward Moreno, The Texas Tribune

State Has Been Consistently Late Submitting Foreign Assistance Budget Documents, Watchdog Finds

In 2018, delays were partially due to staff shortages following the hiring freeze.

  • Courtney Bublé

Leaders Warn of 'Disturbing Signals' As Senate Starts on Spending Bills to Avoid Shutdown

Just days after beginning work, appropriators delay scheduled votes on measures to fund agencies past September .

  • Eric Katz

Trump Officials Threatened With Fines, Jail Time Over Illegal Spending During Shutdown

Administration says it "will not apologize" or change course, despite warnings.

  • Eric Katz