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Post Office backs off from cutting Saturday mail delivery
The United States Postal Service backed down from its fight for a modified 5 day delivery schedule that would eliminate Saturday delivery, according to a statement from the USPS Board of Govenors statement . "Absent specific legislative language, a continuing resolution maintains the status quo regarding government funding and operations," the statement says.
Tech firms criticize anti-Chinese technology spending bill provision
A group of technology company associations say a provision in the continuing resolution funding the government through the rest of the fiscal year that requires some federal agencies to certify a national interest before purchasing any technology made by a company with any direct ties to the Chinese government is counterproductive.
DHS IT programs see funding boost in continuing resolution
Funding for Homeland Security Department information technology programs fare well under the continuing resolution ( H.R. 933 [.pdf]) signed into law by President Barack Obama March 26. The law funds the government through the end of fiscal year 2013, and maintains $85 billion in automatic budget cuts under sequestration .
Congress finds money for programs feeling pinch of sequestration
While the continuing resolution upholds the $85 billion in sequestration cuts across the board, funds were moved around within departments, something that agencies can't do on their own.
House and Senate pass funding bill through Sept. 30, keep sequestration cuts
The House and Senate both approved a 6 month funding bill ( H.R. 933 ) with only days left before the federal government is set to run out of money. The bill does not overturn sequestration and funding continues at those levels, a 7.8 percent cut in defense spending and an approximately 5 percent cut in discretionary domestic spending, for a total of $85 billion.
House committee criticizes DoD, DHS failures to implement anti-waste measures
Officials testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had to have known they were in for a rough day Tuesday just based on title of the hearing: "DoD and DHS: Implementing Agency Watchdogs' Recommendations Could Save Taxpayers Billions."
Amendments pile up as Senate nears vote on continuing resolution
With about a week left before the current continuing resolution funding federal agencies expires, the Senate grew closer to a vote on legislation that would fund the government until the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
Senate Appropriations proposes amendment to House CR
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unveiled a $984 billion plan to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2013 and avert a shutdown after March 27. The Senate proposal would amend the House CR by adding three full appropriations measures in the form of an Agriculture Department bill, Homeland Security Department bill and a bill with funding for Commerce, Justice, NASA and NSF.
DoD furloughs could begin in late April, says Hale
Furloughs will force civilian employees out of work for up to 22 days with very few exceptions, said DoD Comptroller Robert Hale, who expects the action to hurt morale and productivity. Even agencies that are able to level spending with 5- or 10-day furlough periods would be subject to the longer, departmentwide period.
House GOP proposes mitigating DoD operations sequester in continuing resolution bill
The bill, H.R. 933 , would fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year after the current continuing resolution expires March 27. The bill would not reverse sequestration, but by increasing DoD operations and maintenance spending at a level greater than the fiscal 2012 amount permitted under the current continuing resolution, it would result in a $9.59 billion increase to the O&M budget over the amount allowable by sequestration.
