Trump Tells Democrats He Won’t Sign Bills Without ‘Perfect’ Border Security
The Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown without including funds for wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border. Keep Reading
WATCH: Trump Tells Pelosi, Schumer He Will Shut Down Government Over Border Wall
The government is funded until Dec. 21, with all appropriations bills settled except for homeland security. The impasse is over border wall funding. Keep Reading
DHS Spending Growing Proportion of Budget on Contracts
Spending rose above 2016 levels in professional services, architecture, engineering and construction, and shipbuilding. Keep Reading
Six-Month Window to Spend Budget Bonanza Might Super-Size September Spree
Army chief of staff: "We don't get the same type of rigor we would like to get if we had it sooner." Keep Reading
GAO: Continuing Resolutions and Budget Uncertainties are Challenging
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that the 2013 shutdown reduced real gross domestic product growth by 0.3 percentage points in the fourth quarter. Keep Reading
Fifth CR to March 22, 1-Year DACA Extension In Play as Contractor Concern Mounts
Continuing resolutions are costing government suppliers money, and planning for the budget stopgap measures and foregone hiring sap current funds. Keep Reading
CBO: Government Runs Out of Borrowing Power in Early March
Faulure to raise the debt limit will "ultimately lead to delays of payments for government activities, a default on the government’s debt obligations, or both." Keep Reading
CRs May Limit Coast Guard’s Effort to Maintain and Rebuild Fleet
Lack of final funding will affect the Coast Guard's plans to buy drones, perform research and development and acquire new icebreaking vessels, commandant said. Keep Reading
For Government Contractors, No End in Sight to Budget Uncertainty
The stoppage brought fresh worries that the industry’s funding problems are likely to get worse before they get better. Keep Reading
