Budget

O’Malley outlines plans to rebuild Social Security Administration workforce

After a hiring freeze, Commissioner Martin O’Malley is readying plans to rebuild the Social Security Administration workforce as quickly as possible.

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Biden

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended government shutdown threat

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Congress Budget

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

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Final 2024 bill grants DoD some extra budget flexibility

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TSA employees will keep their pay raises under 2024 spending deal

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Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

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Congress

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

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Bureau of Prisons, BOP

Amid safety concerns, AFGE urges Congress to increase Bureau of Prisons funding

Staff attrition would only exacerbate the Bureau of Prisons’ current 40% staffing shortage, the union said.

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Sequestration’s head pops up, for a peek at continuing budget uncertainty

CBO advised Congress that unless full-year appropriations for 2024 is enacted by April 30, the White House might be obligated to initiate sequestration.

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Negotiators race to finish government funding bills after reaching deal on Homeland Security bill

Negotiators from Congress and the White House are scrambling to complete work on funding government agencies for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown.

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