OMB warns of hiring freeze, funding gaps, if Congress pursues full-year continuing resolution

Several agencies would lose out on funding needed to address new and emerging priorities if budget stalemates persist for the rest of the year, the Biden administration warned. OMB on Friday detailed a long list of administration priorities it believes would be under-funded or misaligned in the event Congress can’t pass dedicated, full-year funding for the rest of the fiscal year. The current continuing resolution, which provided agencies with temporary stop-gap funding needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, expires Dec. 3. The timeline to secure…

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US President Biden warns lives could be lost in massive Kabul airlift operations – Times of India

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Prominent Senate Republican warns Trump trial could spark more impeachments – Reuters

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