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The Army keeps getting smaller

The service drops another 20,000 from its end-strength request.

14 months ago

Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

3 years ago

This week in Congress: The big defense authorization bill is finally finished

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 9, 2019.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Can a union court case end future government shutdowns?

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia will determine if a lawsuit alleging that the government can't make employees work without compensation during a shutdown has the merit to proceed.

By Jessie Bur

4 years ago

Are federal agencies prepared for the end of free Windows 7 support?

Some federal agencies with older operating systems still have a way to go to mitigate potential risk exposure.

By Andrew Eversden

5 years ago

Old software makes new electoral systems ripe for hacking

An Associated Press analysis has found that like many counties in Pennsylvania, the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts. That’s significant because Windows 7 reaches its “end of life” and will no longer get support and patches.

5 years ago