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Experts: VA loan ‘churning’ can hurt vets … and the mortgage market
‘Borderline predatory’ lending practices are hurting some VA-backed borrowers.
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Lawmakers chide Navy, DoD on step back from transparency
Two lawmakers who oversee defense policy have taken aim at a yearslong walk-back of the U.S. Navy’s transparency, calling on the service to declassify ship inspection results and end an information chill.
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Marco Rubio’s 3 theories on who launched the Cuba sonic attacks
Sen. Marco Rubio theorized recently that there are three possible answers to who perpetrated the sonic attacks on U.S. embassy employees and their families in Cuba.
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State Department to Cuba personnel: Run away if you hear weird noises
U.S. government employees traveling to Havana, Cuba, have only been provided with a single technique for protecting themselves from the sonic attacks and health issues reported over the past year by embassy employees there: move away from unusual sounds.
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Short term budget fixes are bad government
As a recovering politician, I get it. You must play the cards you are dealt to leverage your best position in a budget negotiation. Threatening a federal government shutdown is considered the nuclear option by both parties in Congress. However, the reality is that government by continuing resolution is bad for just about everyone.
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Senator calls out potential ‘burrowing’ in OPM official’s employment conversion
Just before Trump’s inauguration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English was converted from a senior political appointment to a permanent career civil service position, an act which Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says was hastily and possibly wrongfully done.
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Lawmakers move to limit Trump authority to launch nuke after ‘nuclear button’ size tweet
Two Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that would require the president to receive congressional approval before initiating a first-use nuclear strike from the United States.
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VA firings spiked after Trump signed the new accountability law last year
Firings rose almost 80 percent in the second half of 2017. But critics warn more dismissals don’t necessarily mean better results for veterans.
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Congress in for messy start to 2018
Although lawmakers managed to avert a government shutdown before skipping town for the holidays, they will face a mess when they return in January.
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New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
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Experts: VA loan ‘churning’ can hurt vets … and the mortgage market
‘Borderline predatory’ lending practices are hurting some VA-backed borrowers.
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Lawmakers chide Navy, DoD on step back from transparency
Two lawmakers who oversee defense policy have taken aim at a yearslong walk-back of the U.S. Navy’s transparency, calling on the service to declassify ship inspection results and end an information chill.
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Marco Rubio’s 3 theories on who launched the Cuba sonic attacks
Sen. Marco Rubio theorized recently that there are three possible answers to who perpetrated the sonic attacks on U.S. embassy employees and their families in Cuba.
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State Department to Cuba personnel: Run away if you hear weird noises
U.S. government employees traveling to Havana, Cuba, have only been provided with a single technique for protecting themselves from the sonic attacks and health issues reported over the past year by embassy employees there: move away from unusual sounds.
-
Short term budget fixes are bad government
As a recovering politician, I get it. You must play the cards you are dealt to leverage your best position in a budget negotiation. Threatening a federal government shutdown is considered the nuclear option by both parties in Congress. However, the reality is that government by continuing resolution is bad for just about everyone.
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Senator calls out potential ‘burrowing’ in OPM official’s employment conversion
Just before Trump’s inauguration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English was converted from a senior political appointment to a permanent career civil service position, an act which Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says was hastily and possibly wrongfully done.
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Lawmakers move to limit Trump authority to launch nuke after ‘nuclear button’ size tweet
Two Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that would require the president to receive congressional approval before initiating a first-use nuclear strike from the United States.
-
VA firings spiked after Trump signed the new accountability law last year
Firings rose almost 80 percent in the second half of 2017. But critics warn more dismissals don’t necessarily mean better results for veterans.
-
Congress in for messy start to 2018
Although lawmakers managed to avert a government shutdown before skipping town for the holidays, they will face a mess when they return in January.
-
New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
-
Experts: VA loan ‘churning’ can hurt vets … and the mortgage market
‘Borderline predatory’ lending practices are hurting some VA-backed borrowers.
-
Lawmakers chide Navy, DoD on step back from transparency
Two lawmakers who oversee defense policy have taken aim at a yearslong walk-back of the U.S. Navy’s transparency, calling on the service to declassify ship inspection results and end an information chill.
-
Marco Rubio’s 3 theories on who launched the Cuba sonic attacks
Sen. Marco Rubio theorized recently that there are three possible answers to who perpetrated the sonic attacks on U.S. embassy employees and their families in Cuba.
-
State Department to Cuba personnel: Run away if you hear weird noises
U.S. government employees traveling to Havana, Cuba, have only been provided with a single technique for protecting themselves from the sonic attacks and health issues reported over the past year by embassy employees there: move away from unusual sounds.
-
Short term budget fixes are bad government
As a recovering politician, I get it. You must play the cards you are dealt to leverage your best position in a budget negotiation. Threatening a federal government shutdown is considered the nuclear option by both parties in Congress. However, the reality is that government by continuing resolution is bad for just about everyone.
-
Senator calls out potential ‘burrowing’ in OPM official’s employment conversion
Just before Trump’s inauguration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English was converted from a senior political appointment to a permanent career civil service position, an act which Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says was hastily and possibly wrongfully done.
-
Lawmakers move to limit Trump authority to launch nuke after ‘nuclear button’ size tweet
Two Democratic lawmakers are sponsoring legislation that would require the president to receive congressional approval before initiating a first-use nuclear strike from the United States.
-
VA firings spiked after Trump signed the new accountability law last year
Firings rose almost 80 percent in the second half of 2017. But critics warn more dismissals don’t necessarily mean better results for veterans.
-
Congress in for messy start to 2018
Although lawmakers managed to avert a government shutdown before skipping town for the holidays, they will face a mess when they return in January.
-
New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
