FY 2013 Budget

Update: This blog has been updated to include the Mid-Session Review and CBO projections for the 2013 deficit. Yesterday, the Treasury Department and...

Today, October 1st, marks the first day of the 2014 fiscal year for the government, and the first day of a government shutdown in which 40 percent of...

The field has been narrowed from 68 to 64 teams, and the NCAA Tournament is ready to kick off in full this afternoon. But the Big Dance isn't the only...

Update: The Senate Appropriations Committee has released its companion CR/appropriations bill package with total funding at the same level as the...

Today, October 1, marks the first day of FY 2013, with FY 2012 now in the history books. Over the past year we have seen some setbacks, like the...

Late last week, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) by a 62-30 vote to keep the government funded for the next six months with only a week...

For all you can say about the budget process in recent years, at least this time Congress is on track to resolve spending levels ahead of a deadline -...

After some speculation last week about a compromise being made on appropriations, a deal has tentatively agreed upon between House Speaker John...

According to POLITICO's Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan, lawmakers are nearing a deal that would fund the government for the first six months of FY...

The OMB has released its Mid-Session Review (MSR), essentially a re-estimate of the President's budget taking into new legislative, economic, and...

Since our last Appropriations Update last month, there has not been much action on appropriations bills. On the House side, the full House has passed...

Although a bit under the radar, the appropriations process in both the House and Senate is moving forward in a relatively timely manner (OK, maybe the...