House lawmakers are putting forward reforms that could change how the Defense Department recruits for, develops, evaluates and manages its acquisition program.
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FILE - The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
A measure that would impose restrictions on data centers built on DoD land is making its way through Congress. The proposal would create a federal land penalty.
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FILE - Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)
House lawmakers rejected efforts to examine options for reducing DoD civilian workforce and pushed back against an anti-union measure.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Congress is advancing new ideas to fix military child care, including funding for more infant slots, federal partnerships and better data insights.
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Esper, assigned to Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 209, walks across the flight line with his wife and children during a homecoming celebration at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington in Maryland Sept. 7, 2010. VAQ-209 is returning to the states following a three-month, forward-deployed tour to Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clifford H. Davis/Released)