Government Relations

April 2022 Washington InfO

Congress Comes to the 2022 SIOP Annual Conference SIOP and Lewis-Burke Associates continue to generate interest among policymakers at the federal level. For instance, SIOP will be hosting Congressman Derek…

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March 2023 Washington InfO

Biden Administration Releases 2024 President’s Budget Request On  March 9, President Biden unveiled an overview of his fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress.  Similar to his past budget requests, President…

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May 2023 Washington InfO

SIOP Engages New Permanent Modernization of Congress Subcommittee Staff This month, SIOP engaged with Republican and Democratic staff supporting the work of the U.S. House of Representatives House Administration Subcommittee…

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June 2023 Washington InfO

White House and Congress Read Debt Ceiling Agreement On June 5, President Joe Biden signed a bill that raised the federal debt ceiling, following the successful negotiation of a deal…

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December 2023 Washington InfO

Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act The House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved by a vote of 37-8, H.R. 6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, a bill to create a short-term…

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SIOP in Washington: Advocating for I-O in Federal Public Policy

Since July 2013, SIOP and Lewis-Burke Associates LLC have collaborated to make I-O science and research accessible to federal and congressional policy makers. SIOP has embedded a foundational government relations infrastructure…

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November 2023 Washington InfO

Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding levels into the new year, avoiding a federal government shutdown that…

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Washington InfO Special Edition

Congress Reaches Last-Minute Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown With only two hours to spare until a government shutdown on Saturday at midnight, Congress passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and President…

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SIOP in Washington: Advocating for I-O in Federal Public Policy

Since July 2013, SIOP and Lewis-Burke Associates LLC have collaborated to make I-O science and research accessible to federal and congressional policy makers.  SIOP has embedded a foundational government relations infrastructure…

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September 2023 Washington InfO

Federal Government Expected to Enter Shutdown, Path Forward Unclear With Congress not expected to reach a deal to extend current federal spending levels by September 30, the federal government is…

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