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Starbucks takes on federal labor agency at US Supreme Court
If the high court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the agency to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
By Dee-Ann Durbin
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Army to slash thousands of jobs in major revamp for future wars
The cuts will mainly affect already-empty posts — not actual soldiers.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Legal battle over Army vehicle highlights contracting barriers
A court battle amid an Army vehicle competition is highlighting the hurdles and struggles non-traditional companies face trying to break into the industry.
By Jen Judson
How Army commands are responding to ‘targeted’ N.C. power outage
An unknown number of Fort Bragg personnel live in the affected area.
By Davis Winkie
Pentagon sees no imminent threat to Taiwan from Chinese buildup
Annual report to Congress outlines China's military progress.
Watchdogs would get subpoena power under a bipartisan bill
Inspectors General would have the court-enforceable power to compel testimony from former feds and contractors.
By Jessie Bur
Congress may not like when Trump fires an inspector general — but it can’t stop him
No president until Donald Trump had asserted that by reporting findings to Congress, inspectors general were making unconstitutional intrusions into presidential and executive branch prerogative.
By Stanley M. Brand
DOJ finds errors in additional warrant applications
A Justice Department watchdog report from December found errors and omissions in applications to monitor the communications of a former Trump campaign aide, and an audit released last week found problems with additional applications between 2014 and 2019.
New bill gives this Homeland Security agency authority to get ISP info
Senators, however, say the authorities are "limited."
By Andrew Eversden
Senate Veterans’ Affairs chairman to retire at end of 2019
Johnny Isakson has lead the committee since 2015.
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in deciding whether to require efficiency upgrades at existing coal plants.
How 5G is the key to protecting US interests
Preserving the United States' dominance in the technology sector is a must for national security and to curb China’s global push for power.
By James “Spider” Marks