Government News
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A congressional watchdog agency has found that the top two Trump administration officials in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were improperly appointed to the posts under federal law
August 14, 2020 -
The authority had been planning on replacing those workers with contractors who rely heavily on foreign workers under the H1-B visa program for highly skilled workers.
August 07, 2020 -
Stephen Akard announced his resignation just two days after Democrats issued subpoenas for several of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s top aides to answer questions about the shakeup in the watchdog’s office.
August 05, 2020 -
The U.S. Census Bureau is cutting its schedule for data collection for the 2020 census a month short
August 04, 2020 -
The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a hearing next month to examine operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries
August 03, 2020 -
Democrats are condemning President Donald Trump’s appointment of a staunch loyalist to a senior Pentagon post
August 03, 2020 -
Trump told reporters he was removing the authority’s chair of the board and another member of the board and threatened to remove other board members.
August 03, 2020 -
Only one of their bodies was found, despite an intense days-long search involving helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer.
August 03, 2020 -
The Pentagon is banning displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, using a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.
July 17, 2020 -
The policy was described by officials as a creative way to bar the flag's display without openly contradicting or angering President Trump.
July 17, 2020 -
Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money from 10 bank accounts belonging to a married couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas
July 16, 2020 -
Twenty-one people have suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego.
July 13, 2020 -
Shots were reported around 6:30 a.m. at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, 125 miles (201 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, Capt. Nicole Plymale said.
July 07, 2020 -
The Army will take a few limited steps to counter racial divisiveness among its force
June 25, 2020 -
The Navy has upheld the firing of the aircraft carrier captain who urged faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak
June 19, 2020