OMB violated Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act with $1 billion rescission
GAO says OMB’s actions subvert both the constitutional process and Congress’s power of the purse. Congress – Federal News Network
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Golden Dome needs congressional buy-in, but lawmakers are still in the dark about what it would entail
“We need to make sure that there’s strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,” Sen. Deb Fischer said. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Congressional report recommends ‘FedRAMP’ for commercial data brokers
A new report on modernizing the Privacy Act recommends Congress take action to rein in how agencies buy personal information from private data brokers. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Congressional Republicans Want to Shut Down the Government Instead of Keeping Your Healthcare Costs Low
Have you heard the federal government is on the brink of shutting down again? Moments like this can be confusing. But let’s be perfectly clear about what’s happening here: Republicans are so hell-bent on jacking up costs and taking away health care from millions of working people, that they are willing to shut down the government to do so. Millions of Americans are relying on Congress to keep health care costs low by voting to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that will lower premiums. Health insurance companies that offer…
Read More...A Perfect Case for Congressional Action
President Donald Trump sent the global economy into turmoil last week by imposing tariffs on all foreign goods arriving in the United States. Then he altered his own policy, announcing Wednesday that, excepting a 145 percent tax on goods from China and a 10 percent general tariff, he was pausing the new levies for 90 days. At a moment’s notice, another policy change or even a pointed social-media post from Trump could alter the global business climate, further deplete Americans’ retirement accounts, increase the already growing risk of a recession,…
Read More...Five years after congressional report, national service recommendations face test
A bipartisan congressional commission released its recommendations to strengthen all forms of service to meet the country’s needs just as COVID shut down the country in 2020. Now, five years later, Congress received an update on progress and unfinished business. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with Dr. Joe Heck, the former chair of the Commission on the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to get his take on how times have changed and why his recommendations still matter. Interview transcript: Joe…
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