Defense
Defense-related spending bill amendments progress
Obama has threatened to veto the House measure to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2011, noting GOP proposal would cut Pentagon funding too sharply.
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White House threatens to veto 2011 funding measure
Move means government shutdown looms larger.
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Agencies seek to improve acquisition rule-making process
Current procedures are too burdensome and agencies aren’t collaborating enough, officials say.
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IRS budget would allow for thousands of new hires
Proposed boost in enforcement operations likely to collide with Republican calls for reducing tax collection budget.
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F-35 second engine under fire in spending debate
Cut-minded GOP freshmen are being tapped to help kill the program.
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Lawmaker seeks federal hiring freeze
Bill would require certain agencies to hire one employee for every two workers who retire or leave service.
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White House cuts Homeland Security, Justice grants
Fiscal 2012 request reduces or eliminates funding for several popular grant programs that help state and local communities.
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Pentagon budget may omit funds for ballistic missile study
A lack of money to assess how to modernize the ground-based missile leg of the strategic nuclear triad could prove controversial on Capitol Hill.
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Obama seeks more money for NNSA, less for key nonproliferation efforts
Nuclear security agency is in line for a nearly $2 billion increase over its enacted fiscal 2010 budget.
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House Incumbents, Beware
The redistricting process that will take place this year and next could be far more tumultuous than in the past.
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From Nextgov.com: Administration's 2012 budget plan relies on IT savings
By consolidating data centers, insourcing technology jobs and other measures, agencies could save $149 million.
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Budget requests, agency-by-agency
Check out our chart to see which agencies are up and which are down in the president’s fiscal 2012 proposal.
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GSA budget focuses on selling property, green buildings and citizen IT
Staff disappointed over absent funds for design of new federal center in Missouri.
Defense
Fiscal battles loom over DHS grants, disaster assistance
Homeland Security budget plan calls for $300 million less than fiscal 2011 request.
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Unprecedented Pentagon growth comes to halt
Defense request for fiscal 2012 comes in at $13 billion less than earlier spending projections.
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Budget would provide short-term relief from USPS financial woes
Proposal restructures retiree health benefits funding, repays excess FERS contributions.
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Obama’s budget hits nonsecurity agencies hard
More than half would see decreases under the fiscal 2012 proposal, which also calls on the federal government to sell 14,000 buildings.
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Budget includes 1.6 percent pay raise for military personnel
The administration also pledges $8.3 billion in fiscal 2012 funds to support military families.
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Senate GOP not satisfied with Obama's budget proposal
Republicans say deficit reduction plans don't go far enough.
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