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Defense

Incoming SASC leader outlines plans for acquisition reform

Sen. Roger Wicker, who's poised to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee, lays out his plan for reforming the acquisition bureaucracy and boosting innovation

Defense

Key Republican calls for 'generational' increase in defense spending to counter US adversaries

Federal Report

Returning to the office will not solve the backlogs lawmakers are worried about

Federal Newscast

In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

Federal Newscast

A new proposal to dissolve some federal agencies

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Pentagon names new chief data officer

Defense

DoD asks for $705B for 2021, gives Space Force more than $15B

NASA

Congress

Forget spaceships: Experts say the most important thing NASA needs to get to Mars is consistency

Unemployment Benefits

Federal Newscast

Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don't lose insurance during future shutdowns

Adam Smith

Defense

How to spend $700 billion in 6 months on the military

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 24, 2011) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Recruit Ben Lowden, left, from Brownsberg, Ind., Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Seaman Apprentice Alicia Sutliff, from Jacksonville, Fla., and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Steven Tometczak, from Reno, Nev., students at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Corry Station, preview the Integrated System for Language Education and Training (ISLET). The program is being tested by the CID-based Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture and the Academic Consortium for Global Education. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Nichols/Released)

Federal Newscast

Deadline set for Navy's move to Windows 10

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Budget

Republican convention, sequestration, and the real cause of the budget crisis