Government News
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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 -
Trump Organization says it may sell Washington DC hotel amid criticism it is being used to profit off presidency.
October 25, 2019 -
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Mark Esper has removed himself from decision-making on a cloud computing contract potentially worth $10 billion, due to his son's employment with one of the original contract bidders
October 22, 2019 -
President Donald Trump says he is nominating Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace Rick Perry in the top job at the Energy Department.
October 18, 2019 -
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he will leave his job by the end of the year
October 17, 2019 -
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah E. Cummings has died to complications from longstanding health challenges, his office said. He was 68.
October 17, 2019