Failure to launch? Trump’s Space Force faces Senate skeptics If President Donald Trump wants his proposed Space Force to have a life beyond a campaign rally applause line, his administration will have to win over skeptics of both parties, especially in the U.S. Senate. By: Joe Gould 2 days ago
Space Force and midterms share stage as Trump signs Pentagon policy bill President Donald Trump signed the annual defense policy bill at the Army’s Fort Drum, turning the $716 billion budget package into law. By: Joe Gould 6 days ago
NDAA lifts travel reimbursement reductions for DoD employees, service members The legislation removes a 2014 policy that reduced the maximum amount of reimbursement available to Department of Defense employees and service members based on the length of their travel. By: Jessie Bur August 9
Democrats demand White House reveal details of outside businessmen’s influence on VA policy A ProPublica report Tuesday identified three associates of the president as major players in VA operations, even though they have no official government roles. By: Leo Shane III August 8
Trump’s arms sales nominee bogged down by 3D gun debate A State Department nomination that should have been a victory lap for the Trump administration’s efforts to boost U.S. arms sales abroad instead has become caught up in a separate domestic controversy. By: Joe Gould August 7
Military contractors will get full housing stipend payouts in 2019, but not troops While military families will see a dip in their housing funds, lawmakers will keep some contractors from absorbing the same financial hit. By: Leo Shane III August 6
Senate passes federal pay raise for 2019 The Senate passed a package of appropriations bills that include increases for federal employee basic and locality pay. By: Jessie Bur August 1
Why new technology modernization funding is in danger Members of the Senate want to see results before appropriating additional money to the Technology Modernization Fund. By: Jessie Bur August 1
Immigration officials defend handling of family separations But the officials ran into bipartisan criticism from lawmakers appalled at the hundreds of migrant children who remain apart from their parents, more than a month after Trump dropped his family separation policy under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike. By: Alan Fram, The Associated Press July 31
New bill would protect feds who legally smoke pot A House bill would address the disparity between federal and state marijuana laws for federal employees. By: Jessie Bur July 31
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