NDAA

Photo: Eric R. DietrichUnited States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass is installed as the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She takes over the position from retired CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright. (Photo: Eric R. Dietrich)

DoD needs comprehensive approach to child care

Top Air Force official says that DoD needs to decide whether child care is a must-have or a ‘nice to have’ for the military.

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GettyImages/Toshe_OHouse Modernization Committee

Huge end-of-the-year deadlines looming in Congress

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government

Future budget resolution made tougher by present ‘laddered CR’

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AP/Jenny KaneFILE - The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkNavy

Is spending on American defense too much or perhaps not enough on the right things

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Sexual Assault Military

DoD never wanted a chief management officer according to new report

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkContracting

How to keep new policy from making procurement less efficient

Frontline contracting officers contend with a lot of policy. One thing about policy, it’s always changing. And that can get in the way of basic efficiency…

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Coast Guard

Congress demands answers after explosive Coast Guard sexual assault report

A report on sexual assault and harassment at the Coast Guard Academy stayed under wraps for years; Congress wants to know why.

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Congress Debt Limit

House, Senate committees approve 2024 NDAA, including 5.2% pay raise

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees each finished their work on their respective versions of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both bills include a 5.2% military pay raise, the largest since 2002.

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