Management
USPS rejects regulator’s budget request, leaving watchdog to fear for its independence
The Postal Service has provided a small budget increase to its regulatory commission, but extends its feud with the watchdog by declining to provide the funds it says it needs to meet demands.
Management
Path to averting a shutdown remains elusive as Senate looks to pass first FY24 spending bills
The upper chamber has bipartisan support for many of its funding measures and will look to put pressure on the divided House.
Defense
Uncertainty at the top blurs Marine Corps’ work on 2025 budget
Like the Army and Navy, the Corps is without a confirmed chief, thanks to a GOP senator’s hold.
Workforce
Amid shutdown anxiety, federal agencies are running up against an IT security deadline
While budget negotiations play out on Capitol Hill, federal agency CIOs are also on the clock to ensure the bulk of their information technology is reported through the CDM program.
Workforce
The shutdown threat would be off the table, under newly proposed legislation
A bill from Virginia Democrats would automatically trigger a continuing resolution when there is a lapse in appropriations and restrict the Senate’s ability to consider non-spending legislation until funding is figured out.
Management
Will a shutdown’s impact on impeachment probes compel conservatives to approve funding? GOP leaders hope so
Congress faces a tight timeline to avoid a shutdown when lawmakers return to Washington in September.
Oversight
FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is facing at least a $4 billion deficit.
Management
Leaders in both parties agree to pursue a stopgap to avoid shutdown
The House and Senate remain significantly divided over spending for the rest of fiscal 2024.
Management
Biden requests $40B to boost funding at select agencies
Border security, federal firefighter pay and Ukraine aid are part of the emergency request.
Workforce
In battle with federal employee union, Biden fights to preserve the debt ceiling
The Biden administration is arguing that federal workers do not have standing in the case and it should therefore be thrown out.
Management
The Senate is on a bipartisan glidepath toward avoiding a shutdown, Schumer says
The way forward is still complicated by the House, which is pushing partisan spending bills along party lines.
Management
FEMA disaster relief fund faces August shortfall as feds scramble to find cash
The fund is projected to go into the red in mid- to late- August.
Workforce
The House, Senate and White House all want more FAA staffing, but disagree on how to get there
All parties acknowledge the agency is facing a crisis that will cause mass disruptions to air travel absent more resources.
Workforce
Proposed funding cuts could prevent IRS, Justice and other agencies from meeting their missions, employee groups say
Controversial plans to deeply slash spending at OPM, IRS and the Justice Department have drawn the ire of the federal employees who work at or rely on those agencies. They say the cuts would harm mission delivery.
Management
Senate remains divided along party lines as it kicks off the fiscal 2024 funding process
Despite a budget deal and calls for bipartisanship, a fall shutdown remains possible amid disagreements on appropriations levels.
Management
A union is still pushing to permanently end the threat of delayed paychecks due to a debt default
The Biden administration will soon have to articulate its views on the constitutionality of the debt ceiling.
Defense
Republicans want to ax a Pentagon budget office that aims to save taxpayers money
GOP lawmakers say the CAPE office is ignoring their amphibious-warship directive, which DOD says arrived too late to shape the current budget.
Pay & Benefits
Conservatives: End Annual Across-the-Board Pay Raises for Feds and Cut Benefits
The Republican Study Committee’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal would favor targeted “merit-based” pay increases and drastically reduce federal employees’ retirement and health care benefits.
Management
Congress Is Still Heading Toward a Shutdown Despite the Budget Deal, Democrats Say
House Republicans are voting on spending bills that would cut funding below the frozen levels lawmakers agreed to as part of the debt ceiling negotiations.
Management
Agencies Brace for a Renewed Era of Belt-Tightening
Most non-defense agencies will see their budgets frozen or cut next fiscal year.
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