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NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
Opinion
Lawmakers still benefitting from share trading in defense stocks
The potential for unethical stock trading may be worse for military corporations than any other, the authors argue.
By Craig Holman and Savannah Wooten
Fight over VA toxic exposure funds could stall other vets legislation
Lawmakers are sparring over proposed changes to a fund covering the costs of veterans' toxic exposure benefits.
IRS chief zeroes in on wealthy tax cheats in AP interview
“We’re kind of like the NFL referee — when we get the call right or wrong, we get booed, and we’re OK with that,” Werfel said in a wide-ranging interview.
By Fatima Hussein
Opinion
Registered Apprenticeships: An old idea to renew the federal workforce
A third of all federal employees are nearing retirement, while just 7% are younger than 30. Registered Apprenticeships can aid the youth movement.
By Harin Contractor and Patrick Combs
Blame Congress and the Uniform Time Act for lost hour this weekend
Changing the clocks twice a year leads to a lot of grumbling, and pushes to either use standard time all year, or stick to daylight saving time.
Opinion
Pentagon’s high-tech transition doomed without buy-in from primes
If DoD wants to fully unlock the innovative power that small businesses are capable of providing, there needs to be a paradigm shift, the author says.
By Jere Glover
Commerce Dept. minority business agency ordered to serve all races
The Minority Business Development Agency was established during the Nixon administration to address discrimination in the business world.
By Alexandra Olson