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Two-thirds of federal buildings miss required asbestos checks
There are more than 8,000 properties in GSA’s care, with the average building reaching 50 years of age.
The US military must move beyond defense-reform theater
Zealous reformers continue to over-focus on weapons buys when hardware is increasingly the commodity.
By Mackenzie Eaglen
Congress close to axing Pentagon’s ‘impossible’ chief reform job
Congress is a step closer to eliminating the Pentagon’s chief management officer position, four years after creating the job to help streamline reform efforts inside the department.
By Joe Gould
VA to accept non-veteran patients in New York to help with coronavirus response
The move is the first activation of the department's fourth mission to backstop community health care needs in an emergency.
VA Secretary pledges public coronavirus response won’t compromise focus on veterans
In an interview with Military Times, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said veterans won't lose out on care if the department is called up to provide assistance to civilian health care systems.
Coronavirus threat prompts VA request for doctors, nurses to come out of retirement
Department officials say they'll provide waiver to make it easier for retired medical professionals to help with the virus response effort.
Esper points to $5 billion in ‘night court’ savings
The savings were identified following a review initiated by Defense Secretary Mark Esper in August, soon after his confirmation.
By Jill Aitoro and Aaron Mehta
Why program cuts from Esper’s Pentagon-wide review could come sooner than expected
An Aug. 2 memo kicked off a departmentwide review of programs ahead of the development for the fiscal 2021 budget request.
By Aaron Mehta