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Tests on VA's new system showed more than 500 serious problems as recently as last summer. The department managed to resolve or work around almost all of them by the time of its first deployment in October.
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairwoman Jackie Speier is focusing on issues close to service members and families.
In today's Federal Newscast, one member of Congress wants the Defense Department to start looking at social media posts as part of the security clearance process.
Three House committee chairmen have introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, which would allow government workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for a sick family member or themselves.
Forces Command IG Col. Patrick Wempe said they "may not have the life experience or the military experience" to handle the situations.
Lawmakers chided the services for not addressing the issue sooner.
Amid social unrest, the Air Force leader makes a plea for black lives and announces a review of the service's justice system.
Braithwaite is the first Senate-confirmed Navy secretary since last November, when the Trump Administration fired Richard Spencer.
In today's Federal Newscast, the IG Independence Act would limit the grounds a president has to remove an inspector general.
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations members want to hold agencies accountable for their slow pace in moving to the enterprise infrastructure solutions (EIS) contract.
The Defense Department does not regularly check recruits' social media before allowing them in the military.
The 2020 NDAA bars DoD from converting military medical billets to civilian ones until more analysis is done.
The Defense Department is giving new resources to victims of sexual harassment in the military.
The main sticking point between the House and Senate versions is the topline number. The Senate bill authorizes an additional $17 billion for the Defense Department, which the House argues would be used for pet projects like the border wall.