PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – APRIL 21, 2025

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced additional political appointees. ED’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) shared that it will be begin a series of reviews to provide information on ED’s programs and operations in light of its recent employee separations, which occurred through the Deferred Resignation Program, voluntary separation incentive payment, voluntary early […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – APRIL 15, 2025

CONGRESS The Senate Appropriations Committee released guidance for fiscal year 2026 appropriations requests. For the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Subcommittee, the deadline to submit Congressionally Directed Spending requests is May 16, and the deadline for programmatic requests is May 23. The Senate passed its version of the budget resolution […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – APRIL 7, 2025

CONGRESS The House Appropriations Committee announced that the portal Members use to file programmatic, language and Community Project Funding requests will open up on April 14 for fiscal year (FY) 2026 filings. Submissions for the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee are due May 23. The Senate Budget Committee […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – MARCH 24, 2025

CONGRESS Senate Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) seeking answers to questions about the effects of the Department’s recent Reduction […]