Senate Armed Services Committee
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David Norquist, the deputy secretary of Defense, said the nascent audit process -- expensive as it is -- is largely paying for itself already.
November 21, 2019 -
Time is running out for Congress to finish the 2020 defense authorization bill.
November 13, 2019 -
DoD and military housing companies promised to clean up their act, but some military families at Ft. Meade aren't seeing the results.
November 12, 2019 -
The Defense Innovation Unit finally shows its cards on what it's been working on the past few years.
October 30, 2019 -
DoD's chief information officer told lawmakers the White House could not have interfered with the JEDI decision because the identities of the team that made the decision have been kept secret all along.
October 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would give federal employees bonuses, for flagging agency programs with more money than they can spend.
October 25, 2019 -
Important senators endorse Air Force Gen. John Hyten's nomination to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, but others question his leadership ability amid allegations of sexual assault.
July 30, 2019 -
With a Defense secretary confirmed and a deputy secretary in the wings, Pentagon officials said they'll prioritize filling the rest of DoD's vacant political positions.
July 25, 2019 -
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.
July 16, 2019 -
The main sticking point between the House and Senate versions is the topline number. The Senate bill authorizes an additional $17 billion for the Defense Department, which the House argues would be used for pet projects like the border wall.
July 15, 2019 -
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.
July 12, 2019 -
Army Gen. Mark Milley says continual and timely funding is a must for the military.
July 11, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a White House plan to take away some workers rights from civilian Defense employees was denied support from the Senate.
May 30, 2019 -
The ethical case against Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan dissolved completely under exhaustive investigation.
April 26, 2019 -
A U.S. official says the Pentagon's watchdog agency has cleared Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favor his former employer, Boeing Co.
April 25, 2019