Delayed Budget Ready ‘As Soon As Possible,’ White House Says
The President’s budget will not be sent to Congress in early February as usual, and the White House will not say how delayed it will be. Jeffrey Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and...
View ArticleHouse Plans to Tie Debt Limit Hike to Senate Budget Passage
House Republicans plan to vote as early as next week to raise the debt ceiling through April 15 on the condition that the Senate pass a budget this year. A major discussion topic at the House...
View ArticleAgencies Told to ‘Intensify’ Sequestration Planning
Federal agencies are preparing contingency plans in case Congress does not reverse across-the-board cuts planned for March 1 or cannot finalize FY 2013 beyond March 27, when the current continuing...
View ArticlePelosi Calls Next GOP Budget ‘Ryan Budget on Steroids’
To get conservative members to support a short-term debt limit hike, House Republican leaders promised to offer a budget resolution that eliminates the deficit in 10 years. The 10-year plan would...
View ArticleSequestration Likelihood Growing
Across-the-board cuts are more and more likely to go into effect March 1, many in Washington now concede. Lawmakers may let the deadline pass to focus on the March 27 expiration of the continuing...
View ArticleHouse Votes to Raise Debt Limit through May
The U.S. House backed down from a February showdown with the White House when it voted this week to raise the debt ceiling through May. The bill – titled “No Budget No Pay,” because it links members of...
View ArticleAdministration Budget a Month Behind Schedule
The White House likely won’t finish its fiscal 2014 budget request until March, putting its release four or more weeks behind schedule. Only this week did the Office of Management and Budget begin...
View ArticleObama to Sign Debt Limit Increase
The Senate concurred with House legislation raising the debt ceiling through May, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law. The deal sets the Hill and White House up for the next fights –...
View ArticleReid Plans Vote This Month on Sequester Replacement
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) outlined a plan Thursday to replace the $85 billion in government-wide spending cuts slated to go into effect March 1 and said he plans a vote on the bill at...
View ArticleWorkforce Groups Write Congress to Support Non-Discretionary Programs
A group of 3,200 organizations wrote to Congress to “support a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to discretionary programs.” The coalition includes local, state...
View ArticleFiscal Calendar
March: Federal agencies are implementing sequestration based on OMB guidance. Week of March 11: House and Senate budget leaders plan to release their FY 2014 budget plans. March 22: House and Senate...
View ArticleObama Budget Delayed Again; Hill to Release Theirs First
House Republicans and Senate Democrats plan to unveil competing budget resolutions next week – before they have seen the Obama Administration’s FY 2014 request, which is now set to be scheduled for an...
View ArticleSenate May Amend House CR; Labor Bill Unlikely to Be Added
The House passed a continuing resolution this week that includes appropriations bills for defense and military construction/VA. Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) may try amend the...
View ArticleSenate Slows CR with Pile of Amendments; Labor Approps Add-On Rejected
Senate leaders say they hope to vote next week on a stopgap spending bill, but there are almost 100 pending amendments to the bill. One amendment already rejected was Sen. Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) attempt...
View ArticleStopgap Spending Bill Awaits President’s Signature; Hill Moving on Separate...
The House on Thursday quickly approved a fiscal 2013 continuing resolution to keep the government open through Sept. 30, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature. The stopgap spending...
View ArticleKey Dates: DOL Furloughs
The Department of Labor is now scheduling worker furloughs, according to a memo posted on its website. March 5 – DOL sent furlough notices to 4,700 workers. March 29 – DOL began scheduling furloughs....
View ArticleObama Budget Incorporates Dec. Grand Bargain Offer
The President’s budget to be released next week will recommend entitlement cuts and new tax revenue, according to preliminary details the White House released Friday. It will closely reflect the...
View ArticleDOL Budget: Key Workforce Lawmakers Respond
The President’s FY 2014 budget proposal requests a slight increase for DOL funding over the previous year. Following are excerpts of reactions from lawmakers who play key roles in shaping workforce...
View ArticleDOL Leaders Answer Budget Questions
Labor Department officials took questions April 10 about the Administration’s budget request. Below are excerpts of the online conversation as they appeared in the chat. Displaced Workers / TAA Q: Will...
View ArticleAdministration Pushes Merge of TAA, WIA Displaced Worker Programs
The President’s DOL budget proposal released Wednesday includes $100 million more for the Department of Labor, including a Universal Displaced Worker program, which Acting Secretary Seth Harris calls...
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