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Newest Capitol Hill activity and keeping the government funded

Nothing happened over the weekend in Congress, as a Friday deadline is still looming.

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Congress, government shutdown, CR

What will happen now that Congress bought itself a week or two on the budget?

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The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress has a lot to cram in this week before the House goes on recess.

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Irresistible forces are pushing on a seemingly immovable Congress

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Huge end-of-the-year deadlines looming in Congress

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Contract spending is set to grow across the board in 2024

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With no time to lose, Congress is functional again, more or less

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

As the world turns, the House speaker meltdown enters its third week

As the world turns, most of it is probably scratching its collective head at the United States Congress. As the latest crisis, Israel’s war against terrorists,…

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Fiscal 2024 starts with a CR, but contractors still have lots of opportunities

Fiscal 2024 started off like most fiscal years, with a Continuing Resolution. The government is still spending, and contractors have lots of opportunities….

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

If you’re not surprised there’s not a shutdown, you’re prescient or a prevaricator

To the surprise of just about everybody, the Federal Government is fully functional this Monday, October 2, 2023. Some surprise last-minute votes in both the House and Senate on Saturday happened just in time to get a continuing resolution (CR)to the president’s desk – just hours before much of the government was set to run out of appropriations.

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