Government News
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President Donald Trump has made an unconventional pick to oversee America’s spy agencies: an unusually undiplomatic ambassador who has had little intelligence experience.
February 20, 2020 -
President Trump has ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official who certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption progress to justify the Trump administration’s release of congressionally authorized aid to Kyiv in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists.
February 19, 2020 -
The Pentagon has reneged on its agreement to reopen a vast records database that helps service members who are appealing a less-than-honorable discharge, a veterans group said Tuesday.
February 18, 2020 -
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse
February 18, 2020 -
The Pentagon slashed billions of dollars in military funding to free up money for the construction of President Donald Trump’s long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall.
February 13, 2020 -
A comprehensive review of the military's special operations forces has concluded that episodic misconduct and ethical lapses stem from excessive focus on “mission accomplishment” at the expense of proper training and leadership
January 28, 2020 -
A victim advocate for a large U.S. Army Reserve command has accused commanders of mishandling sexual assault cases and retaliating against at least one victim.
January 10, 2020 -
The Department of Homeland Security is agreeing to share citizenship information with the U.S. Census Bureau
January 06, 2020 -
Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Phil Roe has announced that he will retire at the end of the 116th Congress.
January 03, 2020 -
House leaders have unveiled a $1.4 trillion government-wide spending package that's carrying an unusually large load of unrelated provisions
December 16, 2019 -
A new technique to protect the privacy of participants in the 2020 Census could foster distrust between the Census Bureau and researchers if it results in too many inaccuracies, demographers warned officials Wednesday.
December 11, 2019 -
The Senate has passed a temporary government-wide spending bill that would keep federal agencies up and running through Dec. 20 and avert a government shutdown after midnight Thursday.
November 21, 2019 -
Veteran New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney was elected Wednesday lead the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee, the first woman to hold the job in the panel’s 92-year history.
November 21, 2019 -
A top House lawmaker has announced that Congress will pass a governmentwide temporary spending bill to keep the government running through Dec. 20, forestalling a government shutdown as the House turns its focus to impeachment hearings
November 12, 2019 -
The White House is signaling it's not interested in a government shutdown when a temporary government-wide spending bill expires Nov. 21
November 05, 2019