Federal Drive

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  What to expect as the contentious Congress gets underway

  "We'll have to see what the new administration wants and what Congress does in the spending bills," said Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.

  Congress

  January 06, 2025
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  How the government ought to about critical minerals security

  "The lithium, the cobalt, the nickel. Those we need for electric vehicles and clean energy technologies," said Gracelin Baskaran.

  Agency Oversight

  January 03, 2025
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  What’s in the Defense policy bill concerned with procurement

  "Congress put this in two years ago in the NDAA to grant DoD authority to give contractors relief," said Zach Prince.

  Defense

  January 03, 2025
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  Prepare for the return-to-office era. It’s an age thing

  Statistical and logical arguments about telework don't really get at what is an emotional, psychic and hard-to-quantify matter. But return-to-office is coming,

  Tom Temin Commentary

  January 03, 2025
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  Opening day for the 119th Congress

  At the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, former chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is the new ranking member.

  Federal Newscast

  January 03, 2025
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  The armed forces are urged to better evaluate field medicine

  Not all military health care takes place in ideal settings. The armed forces exercise varying degrees of how carefully they evaluate provider quality.

  Defense

  January 02, 2025
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  Here’s a much better way to deal with life now and in retirement

  If your only consideration for retirement or in your working life, for that matter you're missing out. There's another, equally important consideration.

  Retirement

  January 02, 2025
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  After serving in the State Department, she returns to the congressional branch

  When Congress has questions, it turns to the Congressional Research Service. Now, the CRS has a new director: Karen Donfried.

  Congress

  January 02, 2025