The debt ceiling bill must traverse a tortured path to become law. Nothing's guaranteed quite yet. But presuming it becomes law, it will put defense and non-defense spending under caps in place, even with a military pay raise staying in place. Contractors are already analyzing what it all means, as is Federal Drive host Tom Temin, along with his guest David Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A House bill would change the way the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would deal with tribal police departments. It would give them easier access to duty weapons by eliminating ATF regulations that don't apply to other police departments. For details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the bill's sponsor, South Dakota Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the troubling programs on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List, is the ability of the Health and Human Services Department to manage the national response to health emergencies. In the most recent pandemic, the response of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was at best disjointed. That left many other agencies to make their own decisions. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks about this with Sanjay Patnaik, who says CDC reform should include a way to make CDC expertise available to help other agencies' responses. Sanjay Patnaik is the Director of the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Some new ideas to make the CDC more effective in pandemics. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms would get new marching orders under this bill. What's in that 99-page debt ceiling deal for contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default. The White House and congressional Republicans reached a final agreement Sunday night to limit federal spending over the next two fiscal years, in exchange for raising the debt limit through January 2025. Congress still needs to pass the spending plan by June 5 to avoid a federal default. That’s about how long the Treasury Department estimates it still has enough revenue on hand to make scheduled payments, without having to borrow additional funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices