House Armed Services Committee
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In today's Federal Newscast, AFGE wants to add a provision in the 2021 defense authorization bill that will protect DoD workers’ bargaining rights.
June 08, 2020 -
The Pentagon says it's not resisting oversight but also did not say when officials will appear on the Hill.
June 08, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan bill in the Senate would fast-track hiring staff to work for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, who’s now one step away from confirmation.
May 21, 2020 -
The Defense Department and Congress were hoping for transformational change with the creation of a high-ranking chief management officer to oversee changing to the way the Pentagon runs. In the end, it didn’t get that,…
May 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senators say the Office of Personnel Management has refused briefings on the topic of guiding the government through the pandemic.
April 29, 2020 -
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.
March 31, 2020 -
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.
February 27, 2020 -
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.
February 06, 2020 -
The Congressional Budget Office's price tag on paid parental leave does not take into account employee turnover.
December 16, 2019 -
The 2020 NDAA bars DoD from converting military medical billets to civilian ones until more analysis is done.
December 13, 2019 -
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.
December 10, 2019 -
Military housing companies have hired more staff and invested more money, but lawmakers say problems persist.
December 06, 2019 -
Time is running out for Congress to finish the 2020 defense authorization bill.
November 13, 2019 -
Two lawmakers want the Defense Department to only buy American-made drugs.
November 01, 2019 -
The Defense Innovation Unit finally shows its cards on what it's been working on the past few years.
October 30, 2019