Senate Budget Committee

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)

Grassley calls for 10 agencies to account for payment arrangements of temporarily employed non-feds

In today’s Federal Newscast: A powerful senator wants to know how some agencies are paying non-federal temp employees. The Navy Secretary says maintenance…

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Mark Warner, Adam Schiff

Senate’s 2020 budget resolution passes without contractor back pay for future shutdowns

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AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Senate GOP resolution revives familiar debate over federal retirement, spending cuts

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DoD stands up 9 teams to look for cost savings via shared services, business reforms

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AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Senate passes budget resolution without instructions for retirement cuts

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Congress should be more aggressive in tracking down agency inefficiencies, GAO says

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Mick Mulvaney

OMB nominee Mulvaney open to expanding hiring freeze to contractors

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Handful of agencies account for $1.5 billion in PR spending governmentwide

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Recipe for a successful DATA Act is part collaboration, part oversight

OMB and Treasury are creating a roadmap on how to move forward with DATA Act implementation over the next 12 to 36 months. Meanwhile, congressional and…

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White House wants to root out copycat programs – starting with STEM

The Obama administration’s proposed fiscal 2014 budget called for consolidating or eliminating 116 of the government’s 226 STEM initiatives and centralizing…

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