The Senate on Wednesday reached a bipartisan agreement that would allocate a defense budget of $700 billion in fiscal year 2018 and $716 billion for FY 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. The proposed top-lines for the defense budget adhere to the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act and the deal …
Read More »Federal Agencies to Reopen After Congress OKs 3-Week Stopgap Bill to End Shutdown
The federal government is set to resume operations Tuesday after Congress cleared a continuing resolution that would fund agencies through Feb. 8 and put an end to a government shutdown that took effect Saturday, The Hill reported Monday. President Donald Trump signed Monday night the fourth stopgap measure for fiscal …
Read More »House Introduces Another Stopgap Bill to Fund Govt Through Feb. 16
House lawmakers have proposed another continuing resolution in an effort to avert a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through Feb. 16 as the current CR approaches the Friday deadline, GovExec reported Wednesday. The report said the stopgap bill would be the fourth short-term funding measure that Congress intends to …
Read More »Report: Congress, White House to Address Govt Spending, Immigration Issues
President Donald Trump’s administration and lawmakers are scheduled to return to Washington this week to address a series of issues that Congress kicked into 2018 in order to pass a tax reform measure in 2017, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Hogan Gidley, a spokesman for the White House, said Mick Mulvaney, director …
Read More »Congress OKs 4-Week Stopgap Spending Measure
Congress on Thursday passed another continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and keep federal agencies open through Jan. 19, The Hill reported Thursday. The Senate approved the stopgap funding measure by a 66-32 vote hours after the House voted 231-188 to clear the bill. The new CR came a …
Read More »House Eyes Another Stopgap Bill to Fund Govt Through Jan. 19
House lawmakers plan to pass another continuing resolution Thursday in an effort to avoid a government shutdown and fund federal agencies through Jan. 19, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Congress passed Dec. 7 a two-week CR that is set to expire Friday. The four-week stopgap bill would include a provisional fix to …
Read More »Trump, Congressional Leaders Reach Provisional Deal on Defense Spending; Congress OKs 2-Week Stopgap Bill
Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump on Thursday came to a “tentative agreement” to increase defense spending as part of a budget package, The Hill reported Thursday. A White House official said Trump and congressional leaders were also in talks to reach an agreement on nondefense spending. A source familiar …
Read More »Reports: Trump, Congressional Leaders Schedule Meeting to Discuss Budget Deal
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) will meet with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders on Thursday to reach a budget deal for fiscal 2018 in order to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, Reuters reported Monday. The scheduled …
Read More »Air Force Develops Encryption Tech to Secure Communication Devices
The U.S. Air Force has built a chip technology designed to help military personnel encrypt data and communications between unmanned aerial vehicles or robotic systems for explosive ordnance disposal. Mini Crypto is a lightweight encryption engine designed to generate a session-based key and requires only 400 milliwatts of power to function, the …
Read More »CMS Seeks CIO & Enterprise Info Office Director
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services looks for a professional who can concurrently serve as chief information officer and director of the Office of Enterprise Information at CMS. CMS said in a USAJobs notice posted Wednesday that the CIO is responsible for technology required to deliver Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and HealthCare.gov. …
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