House Appropriations Committee

Proposed 2% federal pay raise gets support in 2025 defense authorization bill

The Senate committee’s version of the 2025 NDAA, advanced last week, supported a 2% federal pay raise for civilian feds and a 4.5% raise for military…

Pay

Rep. Hoyer warns of ‘freezes, furloughs, layoffs’

Federal Newscast

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Policy riders to watch as House appropriators mark up 2025 spending bills

Budget

Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Budget

House appropriators reject GSA’s $3.5B plan for new FBI headquarters

Facilities/Construction

House GOP propose defunding IRS Direct File, further budget cuts to enforcement

Congress

6-bill minibus rewards some agencies, while slashing budgets for others

Budget

Lawmakers’ weekend effort delivers six funding bills, as government shutdown fuse sizzles

Federal Newscast

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

Congress

protests, Acquisition, Contracts, procurement

Exclusive

Small tech companies ask Congress for changes to make acquisition easier to navigate

Acquisition

NTEU expresses concerns about telework, budgets and DEI issues

Federal Newscast

House defense bills include big push to raise pay for junior military members

As the military continues to face serious recruiting challenges, the House’s versions of its 2024 spending bills would raise military pay by more than…

Defense News

FILE - In this June 4, 2017, file photo. nNew Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Huge pay raise in the works for America’s military

In today’s Federal Newscast: The IRS has its third new technology leader in four months. Reforms to the national security classification system were just…

Federal Newscast

Tenants in military housing need more information about dispute process

Defense

As the Pentagon continues to try an improve housing for service members, the GAO finds areas needing improvement.