Posts Tagged ‘federal spending’

Harper expects fiscal sequester if Dems don’t drop tax insistence

by Ted Carter Published: February 22,2013

Tags: Barack Obama, defense cuts, federal spending, fiscal sequester, Gregg Harper, Tate Reeves, U.S. Congress

Get used to the idea of $85 billion in automatic cuts to defense and domestic programs starting next Friday under a sequester deal Congress made with the White House in August 2011. At least that’s the indication U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper gave during a stop last Wednesday at the Mississippi Capitol for the Madison County [...] [...]

University leaders: Federal DATA Act redundant, expensive

by Clay Chandler Published: July 4,2011

Tags: Congress, DATA Act, federal spending

A bill making its way through Congress would digitize and consolidate the system used to track federal spending, but the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities says it duplicates existing systems and adds another layer of expense to critical university research projects. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act — or DATA Act — would [...] [...]

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