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Debt Ceiling
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The Contractor's Perspective
Implications of the Debt Ceiling for Government Contractors
The ongoing debt ceiling negotiations are approaching the “X Date” with little certainty of a resolution. The X Date, the date on which the U.S. Government runs out of money…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: Controlled Unclassified Information, Debt Ceiling, Small Business Administration
This week's episode covers the proposed Secure Software Self-Attestation Common Form issued by CISA, OFCCP’s issuance of a modified version of its initial proposed revisions to the Scheduling Letter and…
Capital Thinking
<em>The Origins and Current State of the Debt Limit (or Debt Ceiling)</em>
The debt limit (or debt ceiling) is the total amount of outstanding debt that the US Department of the Treasury can incur. The so-called “X-date” is the day on which…
TaxSlaw
Supreme Court Upholds IRS Collections Summons Without Notice
By Louis Vlahos
The Supremes The Constitution has figured prominently in the news of late. In the days preceding the initial discussions among members of the Administration and the Congressional leadership regarding the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Public Employee Union Case Against Debt Ceiling Set for Hearing
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns (D. Mass.) set a May 31 hearing date in the case brought by a public employee union challenging the constitutionality of the Debt Limit Statute.The…
The Right Coast
Biden Suggests He Can Raise Debt Ceiling Without GOP Support Using 14th Amendment | NTD
President Joe Biden says he believes he can raise the debt ceiling unilaterally under the 14th Amendment even without GOP support. I m looking at the 14th Amendment as to…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Debt Limit Default
By J. Chris Haile, Per Midboe, Alexandra Barbee-Garrett
Concerns about the federal debt limit have simmered since the Government reached the limit in January, but things are coming to a boil with the Treasury Department’s confirming that, as early…
Wisconsin Unemployment
Jobs, the debt ceiling, and recession
The month of May is going to be eventful, as either a deal on the debt ceiling will be reached (i.e., raising it) or a massive recession and possible economic…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Calling Republicans’ Bluff on the Debt Ceiling – and Creating Contingency Plans
By Eric W. Orts
As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently observed, the United States has not defaulted on its national debt since its founding in 1789, and we should not start now.[1] She also…
Capital Thinking
U.S. Executive Branch Update – May 15, 2023
This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 8:25 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE…