Other Spending

Tax reform has been an increasingly common way to pay for infrastructure spending in recent years. Both President Obama and outgoing House Ways and...

The eagerly awaited $1.1 trillion "CRomnibus" bill was released yesterday, and given its far-reaching nature, many aspects are being scrutinized. From...

Before debating a potential "CRomnibus" bill to fund the government, lawmakers are ready to check one item off their lame-duck to-do list: a defense...

CQ is reporting (subscription required) that the main obstacle to the defense appropriations authorization, which must be addressed during the lame...

As expected, the Obama Administration today issued amendments to its FY 2015 war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations) request, adding $5.6...

The White House this week requested an additional $6.18 billion in discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year to cover the costs...

With the 2014 midterm elections mostly in the books, the current Congress will return from weeks of campaigning to finish some remaining items before...

The Center for American Progress' Katherine Blakeley and Lawrence Korb recently issued a report recommending how lawmakers should wind down war...

Year after year, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) refuses to simply give lip service to "wasteful government spending" and has instead called out...

The calendar turns over for the federal government today as FY 2015 is underway. Unlike last year, which started with the government being shut down...

The resolution setting next year's budget continues this year's levels of war spending, despite the fact that the federal government was supposed to...

Note: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Final FY2015 funding was settled through the " CROmnibus" bill in December 2014 and March 2015 Homeland...