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No shutdown: House finalizes FY19 military budget, and Trump drops his opposition

The president says he will sign the funding measure, which gives the military its full-year budget on schedule for the first time in a decade.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

7 years ago

This week in Congress: The defense scramble before mid term elections

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 24.

By Leo Shane III

7 years ago

Federal travel cap to increase slightly in FY19

The General Services Administration released its fiscal year 2019 per diem travel caps for federal employees.

By Jessie Bur

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

Defense bill would kill whales, Democrats say

119 Democrats want to preserve wildlife protections that would be weakened by the House's FY19 NDAA.

7 years ago