Congress

The sun shines on the dome of Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DoD pushing Congress to give more budget flexibilities

Defense officials are asking Congress to provide additional budget flexibilities they need to to acquire capabilities at a faster pace.

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military construction

Military construction budget prioritizes housing, shipyard infrastructure

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Army cutting empty posts in major force structure transformation

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(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alphonso Grant)An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling.

Air Force will lose $13 billion in buying power if Congress doesn’t pass 2024 budget

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

If you’re not surprised there’s not a shutdown, you’re prescient or a prevaricator

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Does the Pentagon skip too many of its congressional reporting duties?

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Contractors are also combing through the House and Senate defense authorization bills

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FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress recesses with its federal budget still under construction

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Don Beyer

A progress report on a sitting Congressman who is back in college

When many members of Congress are unable to manage a Facebook account, Don Beyer of Virginia has been pursuing a master’s degree in machine learning. He’s…

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Potential liability for companies, means a level of concern

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is a global advocate for technology, representing some of the world’s most-notable and innovative companies….

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State of the Union

What the federal workforce can glean from the State-of-the-Union Address

State-of-the-Union speeches rarely contain surprises. But people sift through them to look for clues to future policy. President Biden didn’t say a lot about the federal workforce, but there were some items to glean.

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