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The Army keeps getting smaller
The service drops another 20,000 from its end-strength request.
By Todd South
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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.
Biden promises to end ‘forever wars’ as president
Joe Biden promised on Thursday his White House would end “forever wars” and reassert American leadership to combat authoritarianism and global instability, which he says are proliferating under President Donald Trump.
GSA changes direction on contracting identification
The transition to a new entity verification service provider ends a decades-long relationship with the previous provider, Dun & Bradstreet.
By Jessie Bur
House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall
The House chamber approved and sent it to the Republican-held Senate, where it would take only a handful of GOP defections to pass.
The military could save hundreds of billions — by capping pay, scrapping aircraft, slashing benefits, experts say
The Congressional Budget Office report is designed to spur conversation on the cost of personnel and programs across a host of government agencies.
This week in Congress: Time is running out
Defense and Capitol Hill hearings for the week of Dec. 10.
Republicans blast Trump’s Pentagon budget cuts as ‘dangerous’
Congressional leaders want the president to aim for $733 billion in military spending next year.
As deadline nears, Senate approves $674 billion defense budget bill
To avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, House lawmakers must pass the spending measure next week.
Senators order Pentagon, agencies to curb year-end spending sprees
For federal agencies use-it-or-lose-it spending can lead to waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Four lawmakers the government to say what it is doing to avoid that this year.
By Joe Gould
DHS wants more secure call encryption for feds
The Department of Homeland Security wants to conduct research on an end-to-end secure phone call platform for the government to communicate for unclassified and official use calls.
By Justin Lynch