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Top maritime military officials say revamping the Defense Department’s budget process could be beneficial for the services, but say they also see a need for legislative reforms as well.
Even if Congress agrees on a budget deal by March 11, that means 2022 money will arrive nearly halfway through the fiscal year.
It's up to the Senate now to vote on a way to avoid a lapse in appropriations Friday, when the current continuing resolution ends. It's not exactly a route to full 2022 appropriations, but its not disaster.
Congress back in 2010 created a loan guarantee program to run through the Commerce Department. Its purpose was to help along technological innovation an small and medium manufacturers. But the program never got started. Why not?
The House has approved legislation financing federal agencies for another month
Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
House Democrats passed a nearly 3,000 page bill last week aimed at American Industrial competitiveness. There's a lot in there for federal agencies, including the Commerce Department. But does it have legs? We get more now from Bloomberg deputy news director Loren Duggan.
Everyone is in a tizzy over the Supreme Court vacancy but the outcome is fairly predictable. More uncertain is what they'll do about the federal budget.
Rep. John Katko (R-Ny.) wants to make CISA a $5 billion-a-year agency. He plans to spend the next year studying how to get it there.
Major reductions in military accessions, a civilian hiring freeze and cuts to PCS moves are all strong possibilities under a full-year continuing resolution, Defense leaders testified Wednesday.
Federal contractors face looming continuing resolution deadlines just a month off. They're also facing an ever tighter compliance and small business contracting regime.
Two years have passed since Congress directed the creation of an intelligence center to lead efforts to stop election interference by foreign adversaries
Several consecutive Defense policy bills have made changes to DoD's acquisition rules. The latest NDAA tackles what might be a more consequential problem: Its outdated budgeting process.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Authorization Bill has been signed; We'll tell you about a few changes. Still on the Pentagon's Circumspect List: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. And in COVID news, more sailors test positive, while 66 more marines are fired.