National Defense Authorization Act
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A very old congressional procedure known as the Holman Rule has popped up lately. It allows a House member to amend an appropriations bill so eliminate a specific program or defund the salaries of those working on it.
January 27, 2023 -
Fighter plans and attack planes are known as tactical aircraft. The armed services have a lot of them, mostly old. So old, most of them are past their services lives. Yet they are still in the inventory and the Defense Department wants to spend a hundred billion dollars to refresh the fleet. The Government Accountability Office finds, DoD needs more detailed analysis before proceeding.
January 11, 2023 -
Federal employees will be getting a nice raise now. But federal contractors are not totally certain they will be able to get inflation adjustments from their agency customers. That's despite the fact that the defense authorization law specifically mentioned contract modification for inflation relief.
January 10, 2023 -
Like much of the legislation enacted in the past couple of years, the National Defense Authorization Act has something for everybody. That includes the nation's federal and military firefighters.
December 30, 2022 -
The omnibus spending bill would give the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget 120 days to come up with a plan to speed up the federal hiring process.
December 22, 2022 -
Congress is backing many of the State Department’s plans to modernize its workforce and bring its diplomatic into the 21st century in the latest defense policy bill.
December 16, 2022 -
Though the compromise version of the 2023 NDAA removes language preventing a revival of Schedule F, the bill includes provisions to expand workers’ compensation for federal firefighters and create an online directory of political appointees.
December 08, 2022 -
Congress is planning to give the National Archives and Records Administration significant funding to dig out from a pandemic-era backlog that's kept veterans from applying for federal benefits.
December 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders have reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act. U.S. scientists turn into diplomats (of sorts) on foreign soil. And the Social Security Administration unveils its new website.
December 07, 2022 -
Part of the lengthy to-do list for legislators by the end of the year, several bills and amendments may have significant impacts for the federal workforce.
November 23, 2022 -
The House will be back in session this week. The agenda will likely include the NDAA, the budget and some veterans' issues.
November 14, 2022 -
Congress has lots to work on when it comes back from recess after the election next week.
October 31, 2022 -
Congress takes longer than ever to get through the confirmation process with political appointees and judges.
October 24, 2022 -
The Senate is back in session today from recess mainly to work on the annual defense authorization bill.
October 11, 2022 -
The House Rules Committee passed the Preventing a Patronage System Act favorably in a vote of 8-4 along party lines. Now, it moves to the full House floor.
September 13, 2022