Senate approves defense policy bill, baiting veto

Budget

NDIA’s Norquist explains the harm of a continuing resolution

How do temporary spending measures impact military suppliers? We ask that and more of the Pentagon’s former comptroller.
House speaker touts two-part funding bill to avoid government shutdown

Johnson is putting forward a unique — critics say bizarre — two-part process that temporarily funds some federal agencies to Jan. 19 and others to Feb. 2.
US seeks to fund Israeli laser as Army considers Iron Beam’s potential

The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.
Trump vows mass firings, ‘freedom cities’ if he wins back White House

He would seek to strip tens of thousands of career federal employees of their civil service protections.