Budget

The Senate has voted to put off a government shutdown until Dec. 16 while negotiations continue on an omnibus deal.

Sen. Jeff Flake offers up “Wastebook: The Farce Awakens,” an accounting of 100 federal programs his office deemed wasteful for fiscal 2015.

For DoD comptroller Mike McCord, the Bipartisan Budget Act must seem like waiting for Santa Claus.

Pre-funding employee retirement still spills buckets of red ink on report.

The Budget Bipartisan Act of 2015 is like a paper map for preventing government shutdown.

A provision to help fund the highway bill has drawn the ire of the NTEU.

The legislation would shield some federal retirees from higher health premiums.

Obama’s new innovation strategy calls for greater federal investment in research and education.

Veto threat targets ‘budgeting gimmick’ in bill designed to thwart Congress’ own spending caps.

Improper payments are up $19 billion from 2013, largely from Medicare, Medicaid and erroneous tax credit claims.