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The Transportation Security Administration said it won't allow employees to use the China-owned video app TikTok to create social media posts for the agency after the Senate’s top Democrat raised concerns about potential national security issues.
February 23, 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 -
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 -
An active duty US sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life just days before dignitaries and veterans descend on the base for the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack
December 05, 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 -
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 -
The Senate has confirmed a former ambassador and senior official at the Federal Aviation Administration as civilian leader of the Air Force
October 16, 2019 -
Social Security says millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase in 2020 _ and that comes to about $24 more a month more the average retired worker
October 10, 2019 -
The House Oversight Committee says it is investigating whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao acted improperly to benefit herself or her family's shipping company
September 16, 2019 -
Federal authorities have arrested former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud as the territory struggled to recover from Hurricane Maria
September 10, 2019 -
Facebook says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be violating the company's rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country
September 03, 2019 -
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders and President Donald Trump endorse a debt and budget agreement that fends off concerns over a possible government shutdown or a federal default
July 23, 2019