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NASA is opening a new office to track asteroids and comets that come too close to Earth.
Chairman of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said the full committee will start working on the 2017 defense authorization bill three weeks early.
The cuts will happen between now and early April, according to an announcement the Air Force released on Wednesday. They’ll involve 48 separate installations, but they’re not likely to lead to the firings of many individual workers.
The Pentagon is set to review more than 1100 medals issued since the 9/11 terror attacks for possible upgrade to the Medal of Honor.
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, a bipartisan group of nine lawmakers are worried that NASA is falling behind in its technology.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requests a briefing from Defense Secretary Ash Carter on his use of a personal email account for government matters.
In Monday's Federal Headlines, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority says the increase will raise the pre-tax and tax-free commuter benefit making it more affordable to use public transportation.
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has asked the director of National Intelligence and the head of the National Security Agency to come to Capitol Hill next week to brief lawmakers on the matter.
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, CBP's top seizures of 2015 include drugs shaped like watermelons and cocaine inside fried fish.
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, the Department of Labor is in need of a modern workplace facility, and the law requires its headquarters be located in D.C.
In Tuesday's Federal Headlines, Beth Moten, legislative and political director for the American Federation of Government Employees is retiring after 31 years with the organization.
In Monday's Federal Headlines, GAO said the lethality and survivability of the littoral combat ship is still unproven and that the Navy has had to lower requirements and remove several design features.
In Friday's Federal Headlines, the Obama administration said it supports the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, because it will help more than 24 million working- and middle-class families. The bill passed the Senate with changes already, the House just needs to approve of the changes.
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, the Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015 helps prevent charge card misuse and abuse by requiring the Government Services Administration to continuously examine charge card purchases made across the federal government.