House Armed Services Committee

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Pentagon’s inspector general will take the lead in trying to head off waste, fraud and abuse in the newly-passed coronavirus spending package.

Defense leaders were on Capitol Hill to defend their 2021 budget proposal on Wednesday, but were peppered with criticism about the administration’s decision to move 2020 funds to build the president’s border wall without lawmakers’ consent.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget releases the job posting to fill the federal deputy chief information officer’s position.

The Congressional Budget Office’s price tag on paid parental leave does not take into account employee turnover.

The 2020 NDAA bars DoD from converting military medical billets to civilian ones until more analysis is done.

The final agreement maintains the NDAA’s decades-long reputation of must-pass legislation, but punts thorny border issues to the still-unsettled appropriations process.

Military housing companies have hired more staff and invested more money, but lawmakers say problems persist.

Time is running out for Congress to finish the 2020 defense authorization bill.

Two lawmakers want the Defense Department to only buy American-made drugs.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a former National Security Agency contractor who stole nearly 20 years worth of sensitive information finds out his fate.