From Cybersecurity to Secret Service, What Trump Wants in DHS 2020 Budget Request
The Transportation Security Administration would get $7.8 billion, slightly more than the $7.7 billion Trump requested for the agency last year. Keep Reading
Here’s What Trump Wants for CBP, ICE and Border Wall in FY 2020 Budget
The overall funding request for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a 19 percent increase from fiscal year 2019. Keep Reading
White House Budget Teases Acquisition Modernization Plan, New Federal Data Service
Plan for IT modernization and workforce development includes new agency at Commerce and conducting an overhaul at OPM. Keep Reading
Survey: 35-Day Government Shutdown Hit Federal Workers Hard
Twenty-three percent of those surveyed indicated they needed to borrow money after just one or two weeks without pay. Keep Reading
John Kelly Joins Former Secretaries in Call to End DHS Shutdown
The secretaries wrote that DHS is as central to national security as the Department of Defense, which lawmakers typically prioritize funding for during shutdowns. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: The Broad Financial Impact on Contractors from a Government Shutdown
To avoid large-scale negative economic impacts, it is imperative that government officials end the current shutdown and resume operations across all of government. Keep Reading
Bureau of Prisons Employees Lead Lawsuit Over All Essential Workers Being Denied Shutdown Pay
“Our members put their lives on the line to keep our country safe; requiring them to work without pay is nothing short of inhumane,” says AFGE president. Keep Reading
Christmas Shutdown: Deadline Passes Without Senate Agreement on Border Funding
"Employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities," Mulvaney says. Keep Reading
Risky for Coast Guard to Move Too Fast on Urgently Needed Icebreaker, GAO Warns
Official calls for "an independent, objective group to assess the maturity of each technology" being considered. Keep Reading
Senate Passes $10.6B Deal to Fund Coast Guard, Try to Extend Life of Polar Star
Bipartisan agreement including ballast water regulation in the Great Lakes now goes to the House. Keep Reading
