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Congress averts shutdown, punts funding debate into March
Both the Senate and House approved a six-week stopgap on Thursday, just one day before a shutdown deadline.
Contracts
House picks new speaker, but shutdown threat looms
Federal agency missions often take a back seat amid preparations for a funding lapse.
Companies
Vendors prep for new cyber rules of the road
Federal policy is shifting to impose tighter cybersecurity requirements on government contractors and Congress appears poised to impose new standards throughout the private sector.
Contracts
Federal contractors could soon have to disentangle themselves completely from Russia
A top House oversight Democrat says her bill limiting contracts with companies operating in Russia during the Ukraine war would supplement existing sanctions.
Companies
NSC official calls for federal office to oversee commercial supply chains
A NSC official expressed support for a provision in the $52 billion America COMPETES Act that would establish a federal office dedicated to monitoring domestic and international commercial supply chains.
Companies
Lawmakers worry about cyber risks in space
Senators questioned the commanders of Space Command and Strategic Command on their plans to handle an increase in space-based threats.
Why the government isn't ready for sequestration
Only months from deadline, federal agencies are as unprepared as ever for massive budget cuts. What's the holdup?
Obama signs Sequestration Transparency Act
A new measure requires the Obama administration to provide to Congress detailed plans for the forced budget cuts that sequestration will bring.
Agencies say 'No mas' to wartime contracting reforms
The Defense and State departments and USAID have followed some recommendations of the Wartime Contracting Commission, but now say they don't want to do more. But some senators want to make the changes mandatory.
2013 defense budget proposal creates uncertainty
Congress is planning to forego appropriations bills for fiscal 2013 in favor of passing a six-month-long stopgap spending measure that would maintain 2012 funding levels though March.
Partisan fighing mars sequestration hearing
As a hearing intended to help prepare for the effects of sequestration degenerates into a partisan shouting match, one embarrassed congressman calls the event a 'spectacle.'
Will a lame duck save us from sequestration?
Ryep. Gerald Connolly thinks the so-called lame-duck session after the November election offers a brief window of opportunity for solving some of the contentious issues facing Congress.
Defense cuts find plenty of love with public
Cutting the defense budget gets overwhelming support from the public, but where specific cuts should be made is open to debate.
Is Congress moving to spike sequestration?
Language in the 2013 Defense Authorization bill is attempting to avert mandatory budget cuts that some fear could seriously hamper the Defense Department's mission, including the impact on contractors.
Joe Jordan confirmed as OFPP administrator
After just five months of vacancy, OFPP has a new leader.
Senators push for bigger small-business goals
Congress aims for higher overall small-business contracting goals, even as administration officials consider them "unrealistic."
Senator wants approvals for conference spending
Under a forthcoming bill, a senior agency official would have to give approval for any conference costing more than $200,000.
Rep. Graves requests contract reforms in next NDAA
He added that the Armed Services Committee’s own Panel on Business Challenges and Small Business Committee’s legislation complement each other.
A senator's inauspicious rise
Former Sen. George Mitchell recalls his first day in Congress.
Senator knocks government spending on contractors
Federal spending on contractor services is out of control and must be reined in, according to Sen. Claire McCaskill.
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