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FILE - The U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March. 21, 2022. With an urgent funding request stuck in Congress, the Health Resources and Services Administration says it can no longer cover medical bills for COVID tests and treatments for uninsured people and will stop taking claims at midnight Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

The worsening Ukraine situation causes Congress to reexamine the defense budget

Congress is on recess this week, which may be a good thing with COVID making its ugly appearance in both chambers. And that’s why maybe a $10 billion COVID…

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Chairman Sen. Gary Peters., D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Senators want to eliminate any conflicts of interest with government contractors

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40 lawmakers call for 5% increase in Defense budget

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Congress taps brakes on DoD project to reform IT funding

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Defense innovation bumps up against a Cold War budget system

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The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the partial government shutdown, is seen above the Trump International Hotel, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Dems think GSA should break lease with Trump Org. after accounting flaws revealed

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The military has a hard time doing its job when Congress doesn’t do its job

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More DoD contracting dollars are going to shrinking pool of small businesses

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House leadership wants to get on with a final appropriation agreement for fiscal 2022

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While the Pentagon is doing more business with small companies, the list of candidates is shrinking

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Delta variant has forced some agencies to adjust return-to-work plans

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DoD spending data tells us how serious the Pentagon is about a shift to great power competition

A new analysis of contracting data by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows some glimmers of a shift in spending priorities starting…

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For DoD, new flexibility for IT spending is a test of trust with Congress

Early signs suggest Congress is ready to let DoD expand pilot programs that use colorless appropriations for IT, but not without limitations.

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Last week of legislating before Congress departs for August recess

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Between the defense authorization bill, work on a potential infrastructure package and annual spending legislation, members of Congress are hoping to get at least a few big things finished.