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Term limits yes or no, dealing with Cuba now that Castro is dead, and getting the continuation of the continuing resolution out the door. Congress has a big agenda when it reconvenes and not much time to complete it. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas outlook.
Reports about the job security of NSA director Adm. Mike Rogers has several members of Congress up in arms.
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) rang in "wastebook" season on Monday by highlighting the offbeat side of government spending and addressing federal agency spending on legacy IT systems.
One military advocacy group is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to make military families' issues a top priority.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked the Government Accountability Office to review potential conflicts of interest, possible violations of security protocol and issues of transparency and logistics of President-elect Donald Trump's transition. Meanwhile, two other lawmakers are once again raising concerns about the potential for political appointees to "burrow in" to career positions.
Army Secretary Eric Fanning warns against bumping up force size without proper funding.
President-elect Donald Trump's suggested hiring freeze on the federal workforce could have major implications for federal contractors. With possible plans to cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition and retirements, some contractors say industry may have to shoulder more of the workload, since the capability requirements won't change even as government shrinks.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain called on Defense Secretary Ash Carter to refrain from making any last minute policy changes.
Even before it can come to grips with who and what it is going to be, Congress adjourns for the Thanksgiving holiday. Black Friday will become more like blank Friday. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that some activity of interest to the federal workforce is occurring.
With a Republican in the White House and both chambers of Congress under GOP majorities, will that bring more collaboration in government than we've seen in the past few years? Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), just re-elected, speculates with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The American Small Business League is pushing back on a court's decision to dismiss a case against the Small Business Administration and what the league calls “creative accounting” of federal contracting goals.
Because 2020 will be the first time that the Census will rely more upon the internet than paper, the bureau has to test, roll out and connect 52 separate systems, which is a tall order for the agency.Because 2020 will be the first time that the Census will rely more upon the internet than paper, the bureau has to test, roll out and connect 52 separate systems, which is a tall order for the agency.
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the prospect of a continuing resolution into the new year is one of the biggest challenges DoD will face. House Republicans seem poised to act on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through current spending levels until March.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden met with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services CEO Meg Whitman in October to discuss ongoing challenges with the $2.5 billion ACES contract.