2021 NDAA
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Congress left town without a plan to tackle a growing list of priorities that must get done, in some cases, by Sept. 30. They include a coronavirus relief package, bailout money for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Postal Service, and oh yeah, a plan to avoid a government shutdown.
August 17, 2020 -
Lawmakers are working through passing a National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, including a fresh raft of procurement laws.
July 28, 2020 -
The bipartisan House provision, advocated by Rep. Jim Langevin, would also work with federal departments to develop a U.S. national cyber strategy.
July 27, 2020 -
As Congress debates must-pass legislation for 2021, members are leaving many of the big-ticket federal workforce items on the table this year.
July 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the American Federation of Government Employees is making a renewed push in court to score hazard pay for federal employees working on the frontlines of the pandemic.
July 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of yet another government conference – this time, the largest in the country.
July 23, 2020 -
The House-passed annual defense authorization bill includes a few notable provisions for civilian federal employees.
July 22, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bicameral group of Democrats say top leadership vacancies at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are unacceptable.
July 22, 2020 -
It’s the time of year for defense amendments. After the House Armed Services Committee had first crack at submitting amendments to the 2021 defense authorization bill, it’s now the full House’s turn.
July 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, nearly 22,000 service members have now been diagnosed with coronavirus after this week saw a more than 20% jump.
July 21, 2020 -
Congress wants to move oversight of DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center higher up.
July 09, 2020 -
DoD's chief management officer has found $11 billion in cost reductions this year, but the office's continued existence is in doubt.
July 09, 2020 -
The Senate added 62 bipartisan amendments to the bill and will debate six more.
July 07, 2020 -
TRANSCOM says the apparent need for corrective action was triggered by an honest mistake in the government's System for Award Management. But the command's position is difficult to reconcile with other publicly-available evidence.
July 06, 2020 -
The House Armed Services Committee easily passed its version of the 2021 defense authorization bill Wednesday night. The bill contains provisions needed to guarantee paid parental leave coverage to Federal Aviation Administration, Veterans Health Administration and other federal employees left out of the original law.
July 02, 2020