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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Congress has lots to work on when it comes back from recess after the election next week.
The Senate is back in session today from recess mainly to work on the annual defense authorization bill.
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.
Self-awareness is the beginning of positive change. But one problem, despite some self-awareness, that the military can’t seem to kick is sexual assault and harassment.
Congress trucks back to Washington this week with only a few legislative days left before the end of the fiscal year.
The defense contract audit agency or DCAA found out something the hard way. If it takes too long to audit cost reimbursement support documents held by contractors - tough. The government is still responsible for those costs. The recent Armed Services Contract Board of Appeals handled that outcome..
The Mentor-Protégé Program has been around for 30 years, but still is not a permanent program