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House shows love for some IT modernization funds, but not all of them

July 25, 2022 shows, them, love, Modernization, funds, House, Some0 comment

Two of the three governmentwide technology modernization funds received some extra love from House lawmakers in the fiscal 2023 budget. As part of a package of six bills passed by the House on July 20, the IT Oversight and Reform (ITOR) fund managed by the Office of Management and Budget received a $ 5.7 million plus up over its 2022 appropriation. Meanwhile, the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Services Fund received an even larger increase of $ 60.7 million over its 2022 budget. House lawmakers, however, didn’t strongly support the…

Reporters assail White House for shielding Biden’s doctor from questions after COVID test

July 21, 2022 reporters, doctor, Assail, Biden's, 'shielding', after, Covid, House, from, Test, White, questions0 comment

Reporters slammed the White House Thursday for not making President Biden’s doctor available to answer media questions about his positive COVID-19 test, with one journalist saying it was “the least transparency” of any White House in 50 years. The Washington Times stories: White House

House advances some key agency spending provisions for 2023

July 21, 2022 Agency, provisions, advances, 2023, House, spending, Some0 comment

The House cleared a funding package that included six bills, taking a few small steps forward for civilian agency spending in fiscal 2023. In a 220 to 207 vote on July 20, the House passed a “minibus” spending package with approximately $ 560 billion in government funding. In the full House vote, six out of 12 appropriations bills moved forward, supporting funding for the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Transportation, as well as the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs, and several other independent agencies. The…

What the House appropriations bill means for a federal pay raise

June 27, 2022 raise, House, federal, Bill, Means, Appropriations0 comment

House appropriators have aligned with President Joe Biden’s proposed 4.6% federal pay raise. The fiscal 2023 financial services and general government bill, which the House Appropriations Committee advanced on June 24 in a vote of 31 to 22, makes no mention of the pay raise proposal for federal employees. Similar to their silence last year, House appropriators’ lack of comment on the federal pay raise essentially endorses the White House’s 4.6% proposal from March’s budget request. In 2022, federal employees received a pay raise of 2.7% on average. Military service…

No deal from White House meeting with Big Oil, execs hope talks still send ‘positive signal’

June 23, 2022 talks, still, White, Send, deal, Hope, meeting, signal, positive, House, Execs, from0 comment

A meeting between Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and oil industry executives on Thursday did not produce a breakthrough to help lower gasoline prices, according to industry groups. The Washington Times stories: White House

Three things to watch in the House 2023 NDAA

June 23, 2022 things, House, three, Watch, NDAA, 20230 comment

The House Armed Services Committee is largely sticking with the Biden vision for the Defense Department next year, however, the 2023 Defense authorization bill still has a long way to go before it makes its way to the president’s desk. The committee will markup the bill on Wednesday in its usual marathon fashion, bringing the full panel together for hours of debate and dozens of amendments. Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Monday that he has faith in the bipartisan nature of the bill, which has eventually make it…