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The armed services committees have been warned, the Veterans Choice Program will run out of money shortly after May 30.
A lack of permanent leadership at the Veterans Affairs Department compounding many longstanding challenges at the agency, including a path forward for the VA Choice Program.
The president of Allen Federal Business Partners said opinions on DISA vary between new and established contractors, but that it's highly possible the recommendations make their way into the upcoming defense authorization bill.
In today's Federal Newscast, acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urges Congress to take action to permanently fund the Veterans Choice program.
Some clever, eligible federal workers are considering retiring later this year to be on the retirement roles for the January 2019 cost of living adjustment. But the problem is that time is not on their side.
Criminal investigators are looking into contracts that spent $500 million on intel program, at least a tenth of which may have been wasted.
The 150-member Republican Study Committee has listed its budget priorities for 2019, calling for eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal workers, and increasing their contributions to their own retirement. The conservative group's also wants to make it easier for federal employees to be fired.
The Government Accountability Office uncovered 68 new actions agencies could take to improve or eliminate overlapping and duplicative processes and programs.
A House subcommittee wants to axe the Strategic Capabilities Office, but why?
Testifying before House lawmakers in the first half of a marathon day on Capitol Hill, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said he will cooperate with investigators on 10 pending probes into spending and ethics at the EPA.
As the software industry evolves, so do the policy issues that companies want a focus on — data privacy and AI in particular.
A House panel suggested moving DoD network defense responsibilities away from DISA and over to a "one-stop-shop" for all things cyber.
The Defense Department's review of its current personnel authorities is late, but House lawmakers say they're still some recruitment and retention challenges they want to tackle in next year's authorization act.
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner join a handful of federal employee organizations to advocate for a quick fix to a complex issue buried in the new tax act that's having unintended and harmful consequences for some federal employees.