New budget trims deficit, growth predictions
The White House on Monday released an updated budget, dialing back its estimate for the 2013 fiscal deficit, but also scaling back estimates for the country’s economic…
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Obama on technology: ‘We can’t just stand on the sidelines’
A month after signing an open data executive order, President Barack Obama spoke from the White House reaffirming his pledge to leverage technology to better the government.…
Burwell confirmed as new HHS secretary
The Senate confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell Thursday to replace Katherine Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Burwell received her HHS nomination from President Obama after serving as…
HHS nominee wants back money wasted on state health exchanges
Sylvia Mathews Burwell vowed Wednesday to recoup federal money misspent by state governments on their health insurance exchanges created as part of the Affordable Care Act. Sylvia…
Budget breakdown: Windfall for workforce, R&D and STEM education
Despite what many consider a very modest pay raise for government employees, the budget request for fiscal year 2015 appears to actually invest in the federal workforce.…
After 16-day stalemate in Congress, government reopens
Editor’s note: Story has been updated with a statement from Sylvia Mathews Burwell. After a two-week-plus gridlock in Congress, the government shutdown has come to an end and…
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OMB releases guidance memo amid looming threat of government shutdown
The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday issued a memorandum to heads of executive departments, advising them on how to prepare for a possible government shutdown. The…