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'Challenging Every Assumption' at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the military is “challenging every past assumption, every past formula” in trying to ...

Monday, November 18, 2013

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The Right Approach: 'Challenging Every Assumption' on Defense Budget Priorities

In recent interviews and speeches, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the military is “challenging every past assumption, every past ...

Monday, November 18, 2013

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Partisanship Aside, Two Senators Seek to Improve Budgeting

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) are from different parties and different regions but they share ...

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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Revenue Lower Than Expected in Final Months of FY 2013

The Congressional Budget Office says federal revenues were lower than expected in the last few months of Fiscal ...

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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OMB Report Details Shutdown Harm

A halt in small business loans, lost tourism to national parks, and even a delay in the Alaskan ...

Sunday, November 10, 2013

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Farm Subsidy Cuts Could Help Fix Sequester

As lawmakers continue their work this week on a new five-year farm bill, they should be cutting unnecessary ...

Saturday, November 9, 2013

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Social Security Benefits Rise 1.5% to Offset Inflation

A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will increase Social Security benefits by 1.5 percent in January, resulting in an average ...

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

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Budget Committee Needs to Muster Will for Reform

With the budget conference committee facing a mid-December deadline to reach a bipartisan deal, the work has shifted ...

Monday, November 4, 2013

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Deficit Falls to $680 Billion But Key Fiscal Problems Remain

Although the federal deficit fell sharply over the last year as the economic recovery continued, this good news ...

Saturday, November 2, 2013

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The Budget Conference: Low Expectations But Great Opportunities

Given the acrimonious political environment and the wide discrepancy between the House and Senate budgets, the conference committee ...

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

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In Quest for a Grand Bargain, Lawmakers Can't Skip the Bargaining

Who says that Democrats and Republicans can't reach a grand bargain? Harry Reid and Paul Ryan seem to have it ...

Monday, October 28, 2013

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Budget Deal Brings Tight Deadline -- and Opportunities

With last week’s passage of a short-term Continuing Resolution funding the government and a debt limit increase, elected ...

Monday, October 21, 2013

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