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Federal Spending Transparency: Opportunities to...

The website USAspending.gov, the official source of federal spending information, includes information about federal awards such as contracts, grants, and loans. It is intended to inform the American public about…

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Long-Term Implications of the 2024 Future Years...

In most years, the Department of Defense (DoD) produces a five-year plan, called the Future Years Defense (FYDP), that is associated with the budget it submits to Congress. The 2024…

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Rethinking Public Engagement

The budget is the most important policy document that a local government produces. As such, it has been recognized for decades that local governments should do better at engaging citizens…

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Offices of Inspector General and Government...

Like other entities across the federal government, many Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) receive at least a portion of their operating funds via the annual appropriations process and, therefore, may…

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Global Aerospace and Defense – Annual Industry...

The 2023 edition of PwC’s Global Aerospace and Defense: Annual Industry Performance and Outlook shares key performance metrics of the global commercial aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. We collected our…

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Armed Forces Compensation During a Lapse in...

Compensation for members of the Armed Forces (i.e., Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard) is funded through annual appropriations to personnel-related line items in accounts…

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Economic Effects of Government Shutdowns

If Congress allows appropriations to lapse on October 1, a federal government shutdown would begin. Government shutdowns have direct and indirect impacts on the economy, the severity of which depend…

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Private Funding for Election Administration

This report offers an overview of private funding for election administration. It starts by providing some background on funding for election administration in general and the role of private funding…

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Federal Employee Pay in the Context of a ...

As Congress debates a continuing appropriations measure to avoid a lapse in appropriations and government shutdown at the beginning of the new fiscal year, Members and staff may seek to…

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The Debt Limit

The debt limit places a statutory constraint on the amount of money the Treasury may borrow to fund federal operations. The statutory debt limit is currently suspended through January 1,…

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Election Administration: Overview of FY2024...

States and localities have primary responsibility for administering elections in the United States, but the federal government supports and shapes their efforts. One way it does so is through appropriations…

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Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2023 to...

For several decades the United States did not develop and field new nuclear weapons or delivery systems, choosing instead to sustain or extend the life of existing ones. But the…

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NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact...

Congressional deliberations about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) often focus on the availability of funding. This fact sheet provides data on past and current NASA appropriations, as well…

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Changes to IRS Funding in the Debt Limit Deal

President Joseph Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy brokered a deal that would reduce federal spending in FY2024 and FY2025 and raise the statutory debt limit through January 2025. President…

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Economic Development Administration Announces...

On May 12, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) released the first of two planned Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for the Tech Hubs. This Insight provides an overview of the…

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