John McCain
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U.S. Cyber Command is moving forward on new powers granted by Congress to directly spend up to $75 million on cyber capabilities, equipment and services.
January 23, 2017 -
The Air Force will hire more people to take care of its weapons systems if it can get Congress to pay for more airmen.
January 18, 2017 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Monday became the first senior political leader to sketch out a detailed vision for what Defense budgets might look like under a Republican-controlled government.
January 17, 2017 -
Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley joined the Army Secretary and the Navy in asking for readiness money before expanding end strength.
January 12, 2017 -
Gen. John Kelly, the President-elect's pick to be the Homeland Security Department's new secretary, said he recognizes DHS' immense challenges and plans to study up on the previous administration's attempts at management reform.
January 11, 2017 -
The House Freedom Caucus is giving President-elect Donald Trump a list of regulations to repeal in 2017, many focused around defense and clean energy.
December 16, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump's promises to expand the military are bringing up classic debates that may end with a bigger force structure.
December 14, 2016 -
The annual Defense authorization bill Congress sent to President Obama’s desk on Thursday will dramatically increase the role of the Pentagon’s youngest combat support agency.
December 09, 2016 -
The Defense Department’s top personnel official said Tuesday that the Pentagon used a flawed process when it decided to bar the nation’s largest for-profit college from military tuition assistance funds last year, and is drawing up new rules meant to be fairer to colleges while also ferreting out deceptive marketing processes.
November 30, 2016 -
Army Secretary Eric Fanning warns against bumping up force size without proper funding.
November 23, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Homeland Security Department's inspector General points out many glaring problems with the agency's process in distributing Green Cards.
November 23, 2016 -
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain called on Defense Secretary Ash Carter to refrain from making any last minute policy changes.
November 22, 2016 -
Several key GOP members of Congress began to weigh in this weekend with strong disapproval over suggestions that Adm. Michael Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, may be fired during the final weeks of the Obama administration.
November 21, 2016 -
The White House wants nearly $12 billion to keep extra troops in Afghanistan and to continue the fight against the Islamic State. Some members of Congress think the request isn't enough.
November 11, 2016 -
Election Day can be a whirlwind of campaign signs, crowded polling sites and an avalanche of social media posts. To help cut through the chaos, here's Federal News Radio's roundup of congressional races, presidential platforms and Hatch Act reminders.
November 08, 2016