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Section 809 Chairman Dave Drabkin shared several recommendations for the Defense Department acquisition process that can be implemented immediately, without Congressional approval.

Some see federal employment as a protected world of benefits, protections, a great place to retire from, etc. But the reality is sometimes very different.

In a letter to acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) questioned why the administration didn’t warn Congress earlier about the agency’s coming financial challenges.

Pentagon says that acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper expects to be formally nominated for the top job very soon

Twenty-five watchdog groups want Congress to considering clamping down on defense contractors.

Congress has a lot to do before the end of the fiscal year, Bloomberg Government editorial director Loren Duggan joined Federal Drive with a preview of what’s to come.

Trump says it’s important that a ‘very simple and basic’ question be included on the 2020 census: ‘Are you a Citizen of the United States?’

The Department of Justice says it’s still looking for a way to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census

The Congressional Budget Office readjusted its earlier Space Force estimate based on DoD’s proposal.

House Democrats made the probe a top priority request when they took over the chamber’s majority in January.

For more on this and what else to expect after the rest of July, The Fulcrum Editor-in-Chief David Hawkings joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

The president signed a bill Monday that would allow the IRS to expedite hiring for tech leadership positions and offer them pay closer to the private sector.

President Donald Trump says he has asked about delaying the 2020 census over a citizenship question, but experts say any delay could gum up the U.S. Census Bureau’s finely calibrated timetable

Military spouses can now qualify for $500 in reimbursement.