Mark Esper

In today’s Federal Newscast, Mark Esper is poised to become the next Defense secretary. If he’s confirmed, one of his first jobs will be to help fill the rest of the vacant politically-appointed positions in the Pentagon.

Army Secretary Mark Esper, the President’s nominee for secretary of defense, told his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday he is troubled by Turkey’s decision to defy the United States by acquiring Russian-made air defenses.

In today’s Federal Newscast, yet another legislative attempt to block the Trump administration’s proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, passed the House.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is putting off the elimination of a major benefit for post 9/11 veterans.

Pentagon says that acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper expects to be formally nominated for the top job very soon

Twenty-five watchdog groups want Congress to considering clamping down on defense contractors.

In today’s Federal Newscast, House Homeland Security Committee chairman Bennie Thompson wants the IG to find out if CBP leadership knew about a secret Facebook group.

A Navy admiral picked to become his service’s top officer will instead retire, an extraordinary downfall prompted by what’s being called poor judgment regarding a professional relationship

After missing the mark last year, the Army thinks it will get the soldiers it needs in 2019.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new report from a Senate committee shows at least eight cabinet agencies are failing to comply with federal cybersecurity standards.