Congressional Budget Office

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

The Honoring Our PACT Act would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.

Veterans Affairs

Night falls at the the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Some members of Congress are working to make things more civil, in a Congress that works better

Congress

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lake Fultz)

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 28, 2021) Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Kayla Matos, from Brooklyn, N.Y., receives a COVID-19 booster shot in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Though not mandatory, the Navy recommends all Navy personnel receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lake Fultz) 211228-N-DN347-1008

Navy appeals court decision barring punishment for SEALs who refused vaccine

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Yes it got an infrastructure bill passed, but Congress still has a lot of work to do

Congress

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JAIC thinks AI might solve DoD’s struggles with contract writing systems

DoD Reporter's Notebook

TRICARE drug prices will rise next year, and in the foreseeable future

Defense

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FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. A complaint filed with the IRS alleges that a conservative group is violating its nonpartisan and nonprofit status by using a voter data system linked to the Republican party. The complaint is against the American Legislative Exchange Council. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS could raise $200B in revenue, double its workforce under Biden spending plan

Agency Oversight

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., talks with Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., before a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)

Paid leave expansion for federal employees advances after contentious committee debate

Benefits

The writers of this century-old law might not recognize how it is actually followed

Budget

Senate Democrats reach $3.5T budget agreement

Budget

Agencies score high marks from employees on handling of pandemic, but leadership issues persist

Workforce

CBO’s director of budget analysis among this year’s class of NAPA inductees

The CBO’s director of Budget Analysis may not be a household name. But her work has made her a member of this year’s class of inductees to the National…

People

Pandemic response legislation has given CBO a lot to do

What a year to be director of the Congressional Budget Office. No one imagined what would soon strike the country.

Budget

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks to members of the media during a news conference to discuss the department's efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Pentagon Briefing Room in Washington, on Monday, March 23, 2020. (Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia/Department of Defense via AP)

Pentagon resisting oversight of military role in protests, House Dems say

DoD Reporter's Notebook

The Pentagon says it’s not resisting oversight but also did not say when officials will appear on the Hill.