Congress
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Amendment set for Senate debate this week would focus DoD's attention on fixing weaknesses in "feeder systems" that supply vital financial data.
September 13, 2017 -
Navy knew it was "accepting risks" at least two years ago when it decided to press ahead with more demanding forward deployments in the Asia-Pacific, despite downward slide of routine maintenance and training.
September 08, 2017 -
Congress returns to work this week with a budget to pass, a deficit to avoid, a major relief package to pass, and fingers crossed that another hurricane doesn't hit Florida.
September 06, 2017 -
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) demands answers from the Navy within two weeks about what it's done to address $21 million in waste by an unauthorized police force.
August 30, 2017 -
U.S. Cyber Command's elevation to a unified combatant command is "mostly symbolic," but the symbolism is important.
August 24, 2017 -
A civilian Defense Department employee's spouse asks why buyouts aren't being offered more readily to the 77,000 federal employees who are ready to retire.
August 21, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why D.C. gets such a bad rap. Hint: It has nothing to do with Metro riders demanding you stand to the right on escalators.
August 11, 2017 -
Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the rest of August will look like for Congress.
August 08, 2017 -
The Defense Logistics Agency says it has addressed several of the weaknesses that allowed undercover GAO investigators to obtain "controlled" military equipment by posing as a fake federal law enforcement agency. But some members of Congress say the steps aren't enough, and want the program suspended.
July 31, 2017 -
This week, the Senate confirmed a new deputy secretary of Defense, four more prospective DoD officials underwent their confirmation hearings, and the White House settled on candidates for two more Pentagon political appointees. But 30 of the department's political jobs still have no nominees.
July 20, 2017 -
The new commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service endorses a controversial House proposal that would enlist online commercial marketplaces like Amazon to let the government buy commercial goods.
July 18, 2017 -
The top two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are floating a proposal that would finally allow another round of military base closures several years from now. Here's how it would work.
July 18, 2017 -
The government abandoned its current plan to replace the FBI's Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, leaving employees in the deteriorating J. Edgar Hoover Building for the foreseeable future.
July 11, 2017 -
The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act cuts funding for several software programs the panel sees as underperforming, and implements what congressional officials say are corrective measures to DoD's IT buying habits.
July 05, 2017 -
House and Senate committees are looking to permanently fix a program for military widows by hiking prescription fees for TRICARE beneficiaries.
July 05, 2017