House Armed Services Committee
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Reforms in the 2017 defense authorization bill add enrollment fees to TRICARE to try to bring down government costs.
April 29, 2016 -
A provision tucked into the annual Defense authorization bill would order the DoD to look into how often LPTA is used, and whether DoD is following it's own guidance on when and how to use it.
April 28, 2016 -
The 2017 defense authorization bill now has a provision requiring women to sign up for selective service.
April 28, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter called the House proposal "deeply troubling," saying it would pay for additional troops and pay boosts at the expense of long-term military readiness and budget stability.
April 28, 2016 -
Kristin Seaver steps in to the CIO and executive vice president roles after spending the last two-plus years working as the vice president of area operations for the Capital Metro Area.
April 25, 2016 -
The House Armed Services Committee is proposing to leave some funding on the table and deal with it in April.
April 21, 2016 -
A new report singles out DoD's workforce, TRICARE and service contracts as areas of future change.
April 19, 2016 -
Lawmakers pushed for provisions of the Defending American’s Small Contractors bill to be folded into the 2017 NDAA.
March 01, 2016 -
The Army's 2017 budget would roughly double the funding line which pays for involuntary mobilizations of selected reservists within the National Guard and Army Reserve.
February 29, 2016 -
Defense experts warned Congress about creeping operating and support costs and suggested ways to rectify them.
February 03, 2016 -
Greg Garcia is taking over as the new chief information officer at the Army Corps of Engineers. He is one of several new CIOs agencies named over the last month.
January 18, 2016 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry singled out new acquisition reform goals and a possible Defense Department reorganization for the 2017 Defense authorization bill.
January 13, 2016 -
The Defense Department will have to fill Congress in on certain conditions surrounding multi-year contracts 30 days before they are awarded if a new proposed rule is adopted.
January 04, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the Office of Personnel Management decided not to testify during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee when they found out the meeting would be on the record and transcribed.
November 17, 2015 -
Congress is figuring out which programs will feel the pain of a $5 billion cut to defense spending so the plan can fit the new budget deal. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said the cuts will affect important programs.
November 02, 2015