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Construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, Colorado, is 98 percent complete. But lawmakers are still frustrated that VA will have to keep the existing medical center open for another three-to-five years.
In most of the recent political death matches on Capitol Hill, defense spending was at the center of the fight. This time it's immigration. Still, the threat of a shutdown and a lack of resolution over defense priorities has a lot of Washington nervous. Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin there's more talk about holding out on passing another short-term continuing resolution until some of the key issues are resolved.
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Time is running out for Congress. A third continuing resolution expires on Friday, Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings reviews the chances for another temporary budget on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
GSA, OMB held a listening session for federal employees, contractors to begin to develop an implementation plan for an e-commerce portal.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he intends to divide the country 13 broad regions where a senior executive would manage and lead each area with joint input and collaboration from each of the department's bureaus and subcomponents.
The Me Too movement has women in different careers talking about sexual harassment and assault. The national discussion did not leave out the military, unmasking more actions needed to be taken by DoD to cope.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have reintroduced the FAIR Act, which would give federal employees a 3 percent pay raise for 2019.
The Veterans Affairs Choice Program is still working to improve wait times at VA facilities and Congress remains deadlocked over a long-term funding for the program, but Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), head of the House committee that oversees VA, insists things are getting better.
Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller, Washington Technology Editor-in-Chief Nick Wakeman and Lohfeld Consulting Group Founder & CEO Bob Lohfeld join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss some of 2017's top contracting stories and what's ahead for companies in 2018. January 15, 2017
The Navy has a few tricks up its sleeve to award contracts in a time when new starts aren't allowed.
How would you like 140 paid days off this year? Oh and that doesn't include weekends which are also yours, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
Retired Air Force prosecutor joins Federal Drive to talk about the history of sexual harassment and retaliation problems within U.S. military academies
House lawmakers are looking for assurances from the Homeland Security Department that its equipment is safe, including both firearms and security technology.