House Armed Services Committee

• Audit finds multibillion DoD health care maintenance backlog jeopardizes safety

  An IG inspection found half a billion dollars in unfunded maintenance items at DoD health care facilities, including at least seven that could cause death or serious injuries.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  July 13, 2020
• House may tackle legislation to end ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ budgeting in DoD

  Proposal would let DoD roll over half its unspent funds into the next fiscal year, but procedural quirks are blocking the legislation for now.

  Defense

  July 02, 2020
• NDAA is not the only congressional activity contractors are watching

  The National Defense Authorization Act is the most visible thing on which Congress is making progress. But it's not the only thing.

  Contracting

  June 30, 2020
• New mechanism for VA to screen patients, employees for coronavirus

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs has a new digital tool to help screen veterans, employees and other visitors for coronavirus.

  Federal Newscast

  June 30, 2020
• House NDAA presses DoD to get serious about sustainment costs

  In both chambers of Congress, next year's NDAA tells DoD it's time to devote more energy toward understanding not just the cost of buying weapons, but the long-term cost of owning them.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  June 29, 2020
• House panel wants to slow military cuts to medical staff and facilities

  The markup would put a one year hold on the cuts and restructuring.

  Defense

  June 22, 2020
• Pentagon says it needs billions to repay contractors for employee leave

  Contractors haven't submitted invoices yet, partly because no money is available. But DoD says the bill to repay vendors for their employees' paid leave will run into the double-digit billion dollar range.

  Defense

  June 11, 2020
• Union hopes 2021 NDAA includes protections for defense workers

  In today's Federal Newscast, AFGE wants to add a provision in the 2021 defense authorization bill that will protect DoD workers’ bargaining rights.

  Federal Newscast

  June 08, 2020
• Pentagon resisting oversight of military role in protests, House Dems say

  The Pentagon says it's not resisting oversight but also did not say when officials will appear on the Hill.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  June 08, 2020
• Senate bill looks to ensure coronavirus spending watchdog hits the ground running

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  May 21, 2020
• DoD has new options if it wants to replace CMO role

  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,…

  Defense

  May 14, 2020
• Senate Democrats ask OPM for more agency guidance

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  April 29, 2020
• Pentagon investigator appointed to guard against abuse of coronavirus money

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  March 31, 2020
• Pentagon leaders face bipartisan anger over border wall reprogramming

  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.

  Defense

  February 27, 2020