Budget

The Department of Veterans Affairs would receive another big boost in discretionary spending in fiscal 2017 under the $4.1 trillion federal budget unveiled by the White House on Tuesday.

IT outlays account for 2.2 percent of president’s $4.15 trillion budget.

The Obama administration released a $4.15 billion-plan for 2017, packed with spending for infrastructure programs and the anticipated cancer “moonshot”.

Federal employee unions are already feeling underwhelmed by the 2017 federal budget.

The Pentagon in fiscal 2017 will sink millions into advancing the U.S. technological edge.

The Senate passed an $1.15 trillion budget plan to fund the federal government through September 2016.

The House decided not to wait until Dec. 22 to agree on a budget deal, passing the $1.15-trillion package on Dec. 18.

Cox approached the new budget deal like a kid who knows he’s getting socks for Christmas.

The last-minute agreement drops many controversial Republican policy provisions.

The House voted to keep the government open until Dec. 16 while budget negotiations continue.