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Space Force doesn’t know how many personnel it needs, watchdog finds

GAO found that the service hasn't established a process to accurately determine its personnel needs and doesn't have a workforce plan to guide future growth.Β 

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The government needs to do more to measure agency performance

"Going two years without a review would be like flying blind without having the information that's key to how the agency is performing," said Lori Atkinson.

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Government Accountability Office sign in front of the agency headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (Image source: Government Accountability Office)

Iran war operational costs climb over $37 billion

The new estimate includes the cost of the war to date as well as expenses like meal pay that are anticipated through the end of the fiscal year.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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As agencies rethink cybersecurity requirements, how will they manage AI risks?

"GSA seems very receptive to additional feedback to refine the clause before they finalize it," said Dan Ramish.

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Senate seeks to audit TRICARE pharmacy benefits program amid conflict concerns

Express Scripts, the contractor that manages the TRICARE pharmacy program, also operates its own mail-order pharmacies that participate in the network.

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Pentagon eyes end to PDFs for budget transfers

The Pentagon is testing a digital funding system to replace PDF-based budget transfers, aiming to cut disbursement times from months to as little as two weeks.

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International Team of Military Personnel Have Meeting in Top Secret Facility, Female Leader Holds Laptop Computer Talks with Male Specialist. People in Uniform on Strategic Army Meeting

Can the Pentagon’s contracting system keep pace with the demands of today’s battlefield?

"I encourage policy folks to start talking speed and to drop the term reform," said Stephanie Halcrow.

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Boeing displayed models of some of its military aircraft at the 2014 Association of the Army Expo in Washington, D.C.<br><br><i>(Photo by Shefali Kapadia/Federal News Radio)</i>

Before policymakers can improve border security, they need confidence in how they’re measuring it

"We've recommended that DHS develop and implement a process to systematically review the reliability of data," said Heather MacLeod.

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FILE - A Border Patrol agent checks a migrant seeking asylum before the man is transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for β€œoperational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that β€œdemographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Democrats demand transparency from White House on Schedule Policy/Career

A letter sent to the White House pushes for details on Schedule Policy/Career and if there are plans to expand the list of those stripped of their protections.

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Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw, who is running for the empty 11th congressional seat in Virginia, talks with reporters following a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 in Fairfax, Va. Walkinshaw will face Republican Stewart Whitson in a special election on Sept. 9 to fill Rep. Gerry Connolly's congressional seat in Fairfax County (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Senate bill would codify language accessibility standards targeted by Trump

The bill would reinstate governmentwide language accessibility requirements, after Trump declared English as the "official" language of the United States.

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FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., speaks during a House Small Business Committee hearing on oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury pandemic programs on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall’s elections. The move represents a gesture of bipartisanship by the nation's largest business organization, which has long leaned strongly toward Republicans. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Congress has a lot on its agenda and a short window of time

"It's kind of surprising that the NDAA is stuck in suspended animation right now," said Mitchell Miller.

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The U.S. Capitol, center, is seen with the Supreme Court of the United States, left, and the Library of Congress, right, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House report details how DHS used FEMA to bolster immigration crackdown

The House Dems' report argues the deployments threaten public trust in FEMA and further weaken an agency already flagging from thousands of staff cuts.

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FILE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Federal agencies are being asked to move faster, but they need a good business forecast

"The issue is, and it always is with Congress, the devil is in the details and making sure that the priorities align to provide that service," said Jim Carroll.

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NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft is now in place at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where it's been stacked on top of the Space Launch System rocket to complete the rocket's assembly for the mission. The milestone mission could launch as soon as February 2026. (Photo courtesy of Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy/X)
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