Congress
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The Military Construction-VA spending bill focuses on upgrading military housing, improving shipyard infrastructure and advancing projects Indo-Pacific.
March 07, 2024 -
While Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade of military nominations is over, the impacts of the holds will be felt for years to come.
March 04, 2024 -
The Army will shrink the size of its force by fiscal 2029 as it transitions from counterterrorism missions to large-scale combat operations.
February 28, 2024 -
The future of approximately 1,000 space professionals in the Air National Guard remains uncertain as discussions continue on whether to give the Space Force its own national guard.
February 09, 2024 -
Under a yearlong continuing resolution, the Air Force will have to cancel 34 construction projects and the Space Force will lose $2.6 billion in research dollars.
January 25, 2024 -
To the surprise of just about everybody, the Federal Government is fully functional this Monday, October 2, 2023. Some surprise last-minute votes in both the House and Senate on Saturday happened just in time to get a continuing resolution (CR)to the president’s desk – just hours before much of the government was set to run out of appropriations.
October 02, 2023 -
The Defense Department is under statutory obligation to deliver a thousand reports to Congress each year. One analysis says the department consistently fails at this task and that Congress doesn't get the information it needs for proper oversight of military affairs. For more on all of that, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Brennen Center counsel Katherine Yon Ebright.
September 14, 2023 -
Implementing Congress’ directives won’t be easy for some agencies, because those directives come in addition to normal duties like allocating and fulfilling other congressional priorities for national defense, border security, farm insurance requests, Social Security payments and Medicare reimbursements.
August 02, 2023 -
The defense authorization bills, while contentious, would do a lot for contractors; from inflation relief to easing greenhouse gas emissions reporting.
August 01, 2023 -
The House and Senate have a lot more to do for any chance of a budget by September 30. For one thing, the two chambers are $100 billion apart. This as they head out for a long August recess.
July 31, 2023 -
When many members of Congress are unable to manage a Facebook account, Don Beyer of Virginia has been pursuing a master's degree in machine learning. He's been at it for a year.
June 20, 2023 -
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is a global advocate for technology, representing some of the world’s most-notable and innovative companies. ITI promotes public policies and industry standards that advance competition and innovation worldwide.
March 16, 2023 -
State-of-the-Union speeches rarely contain surprises. But people sift through them to look for clues to future policy. President Biden didn't say a lot about the federal workforce, but there were some items to glean.
February 09, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees teleworking overseas get a pay bump, 2023 Presidential Rank Awards nominations open and more.
January 10, 2023 -
Draft findings from the office of the inspector general show sexual misconduct and domestic violence are going uninvestigated, unreported or unpunished at four DHS law enforcement components.
April 15, 2022