Tammy Duckworth

Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

The issue of hunger in the military and service member families needing food stamps to get by is starting to grab the attention of high-profile lawmakers.

Defense

Senators concerned by military leadership of DoD, but will their votes reflect it?

Defense

Defense Sec. bans photographs being used when considering promotions

Federal Newscast

TSA expected to soon offer early retirement to several workers

Federal Newscast

Senators worry new policies may hinder non-citizen servicemembers naturalization process

Federal Newscast

TSP

After TSP changes, feds are pocketing more money for retirement

Federal Newscast

AP/Andrew Harnik

Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. Hyten faces concerns about leadership, assault allegations during confirmation hearing

Congress

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks with reporters after testifying on the FY2019 USDA budget request April 11, 2018, on Capitol Hill.

USDA narrows down choices for relocation of two bureaus

Federal Newscast

Jonathan Aponte walks with a gas can up the road to his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Governor Ricardo Rossello and Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez, the island’s representative in Congress, have said they intend to seek more than a billion in federal assistance and they have praised the response to the disaster by President Donald Trump, who plans to visit Puerto Rico next week, as well as FEMA Administrator Brock Long. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

SBA ‘doing everything we can’ to help hurricane disaster victims

Management

4 NDAA amendments to watch as Senate takes up bill

Congress

Bill to shield EPA during appropriations a ‘good step,’ but more congressional buy-in needed

Management

WWE’s McMahon still standing after positive confirmation hearing for SBA role

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick for Small Business Administration leader, received bipartisan support during her confirmation hearing. McMahon…

Management

Federal workforce issues chief among Beltway lawmakers, new and old

While Republicans clinched the White House and both congressional chambers, government pundits say it’s important that both political parties support the…

Congress

Election Day 2016: What to watch for and remember as a federal employee

Management

Election Day can be a whirlwind of campaign signs, crowded polling sites and an avalanche of social media posts. To help cut through the chaos, here’s Federal News Radio’s roundup of congressional races, presidential platforms and Hatch Act reminders.

Tammy Duckworth

Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as service member families go hungry

Senators concerned by military leadership of DoD, but will their votes reflect it?

Defense Sec. bans photographs being used when considering promotions

TSA expected to soon offer early retirement to several workers

Senators worry new policies may hinder non-citizen servicemembers naturalization process

After TSP changes, feds are pocketing more money for retirement

Gen. Hyten faces concerns about leadership, assault allegations during confirmation hearing

USDA narrows down choices for relocation of two bureaus

SBA ‘doing everything we can’ to help hurricane disaster victims

4 NDAA amendments to watch as Senate takes up bill

Bill to shield EPA during appropriations a ‘good step,’ but more congressional buy-in needed

WWE’s McMahon still standing after positive confirmation hearing for SBA role

Federal workforce issues chief among Beltway lawmakers, new and old

Election Day 2016: What to watch for and remember as a federal employee

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