Budget

Stay up to date on appropriations from Congress and budget policies from OMB and what they mean for your agency.

IRS funding has become a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’

The lack of resources at the IRS has led the agency to focus more on the "easy" audits, which then leads Congress to predominantly see the low-value tax problems, rather than high-value audits.

2 months ago

House budget backs Biden vision for federal pay raise, proposes more for IRS

Federal employees would still get a 2.7 percent pay increase in 2022 under the House's version of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.

3 months ago

Budget

Will ‘BRAC for VA’ lead to veterans hospital closures or building more clinics?

Department leaders are expected to announce the names of the new Asset and Infrastructure Review commissioners later this month.

Postal Service looks to raise first-class stamp to 58 cents

The price hikes are part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the agency, which faces an estimated $160 billion in operating losses over the next decade.

4 months ago

Full FY22 budget coming May 27

It is expected the Pentagon will seek to retire older systems to free up funding in its budget request.

4 months ago

House Armed Services chair ‘deeply concerned’ by White House budget delays

The Democratic chairman of the House Armed Services Committee blasted the White House for “dragging their feet” on the federal budget, urging its release by May 10 to avoid a continuing resolution.

5 months ago

President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Washington.

Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities

U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department.

6 months ago

The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a row of U.S. flags on April 10, 2020, in Washington.

How Republicans might accept a smaller defense budget

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert is willing to meet Democratic lawmakers partway in their reported plans to trim the defense budget: cut back on civilian employees, not equipment and modernization.

7 months ago

Former Pentagon comptroller: Observations and opportunities for America’s defense budget

The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced.

9 months ago

New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops

Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.

9 months ago

Latest fight over defense bill may push final passage into 2021

The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic.

9 months ago

President Donald Trump rides in a motorcade vehicle as he departs Trump International Golf Club, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September.

9 months ago