2019 budget

Eric White/Federal News NetworkDavid Berteau

Civilian agencies spending less than 2019 appropriations, unlike DoD

Evidence is mounting that civilian agencies are spending less than what they received in appropriations for fiscal 2019.

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Appropriators push back against plan to reallocate MILCON funds to border

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Shutdown averted, what’s next for Congress after recess?

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Oversight.gov scores funding in 2019 spending bill; DHS gets less for FEMA HQ

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Mick Mulvaney

Trump doubts negotiators will strike budget deal he’d accept

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The Capitol is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, before Congress returns to work Tuesday for the first time following the midterm elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A shutdown deadline, federal pay and other items on government’s to-do list in December

Before the end of 2018, Congress needs solutions for seven unfinished appropriations bills, plus a definitive answer on federal employee pay.

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Larry Allen: How contractors are making the most of recent federal budget

Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners offered more insight into federal contracting with the recently passed minibuses on Federal Drive with Tom…

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Federal pay raise & December shutdown: What are the odds?

Find out what has to happen for Congress to approve a pay raise for federal workers and what’s the latest on the Trump Administrations’ plans to re-train what is sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce on this week’s Your Turn.

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