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In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers are again trying to change how marijuana use factors into a security clearance decision.
Nobody loved the deal Congress worked out to raise the debt ceiling. But it did avoid default and gives a spending blueprint for fiscal 2024.
House Armed Services committees at last voted out their bills for 2024 last week. The Senate Armed Services Committee released a statement of intent.
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration’s Login.gov service continues to be in the crosshairs of House lawmakers.
Congress has gone into a two week recess, however the entirety of the debt ceiling debate took up a lot of time that could've been used to address other confirmations and hearings. So that mean it's going to be a busy summer once members return.
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees each finished their work on their respective versions of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both bills include a 5.2% military pay raise, the largest since 2002.
Fragmentation, duplication and overlap. There is too much of it in government programs. It degrades economy and efficiency. Each year the Government Accountability Office (GAO) details instances of multiple agencies doing the same thing. This year GAO found what if calls "100 new matters for congressional consideration."
In today's Federal Newscast: Military service members will soon get reimbursed for moving expenses for their pets. A bill advancing in Congress could mean $63 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and 22,000 Border Patrol agents. And the Homeland Security IG is being probed again about his deleted text messages.
New OMB guidance tells agencies how to implement the new Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, which requires most reports to Congress to be made public via a free web portal.
When many members of Congress are unable to manage a Facebook account, Don Beyer of Virginia has been pursuing a master's degree in machine learning. He's been at it for a year.
The Defense Department has been dealing with Chinese planes and ships harassing U.S. planes and ships. The State Department has dealt with Chinese aggression on the diplomatic front.
Republicans in Congress are arguing amongst themselves over 2024 spending levels, as well as with the Democrats. Now the talk of a lapse in appropriations and a government shutdown are already in the air.
Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw has died at age 84. McGraw spent five decades in public service. McGraw was elected as a Democrat to fill an unexpired six-year term on the Supreme Court in 1998. He lost his bid for a full 12-year term in the 2004 election. He later was elected a circuit judge in Wyoming County before retiring in 2021, citing the physical impairments of Parkinson’s disease. McGraw also served five terms in the Legislature, including four years as Senate president. After losing in the 1984 primary for governor, he later served on the Wyoming County school board and as a county prosecutor.
In today's Federal Newscast: The IRS has its third new technology leader in four months. Reforms to the national security classification system were just passed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. And a hefty pay raise is in the works for American service members.