Tag Archives: U.S. Congress

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have reintroduced a bill that seeks to increase the salary of federal civilian employees by 3 percent in 2019. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act is cosponsored by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) and 23 other House lawmakers, according to an article published …

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said the organization’s progress on reforming its role in developing countries needs U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation for funding IMF, Reuters reported Sunday. Lagarde spoke Sunday at the China Development Forum in Beijing to discuss the reforms setback in January, when …

The U.S. Navy wants to maintain a fleet of at least 11 nuclear aircraft carriers and 11 members of Congress are backing the request, Military Times reported Tuesday. Christopher Cavas writes that in a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the lawmakers said Navy’s request to retain 11 operational aircraft carriers won …

Defense Department officials have been asked by members of Congress to provide more details on the military’s budget for its cyber and special operations, the Federal Times reported Wednesday. Marcus Weisgerber writes the House and Senate appropriations committees want more information in order to form a budget for the Special …

The U.S. Marine Corps will train special forces in the United Arab Emirates under a $150 million contract pending congressional approval, Defense News reported Thursday. Awad Mustafa writes the foreign military sales agreement includes training and logistical support for the UAE Presidential Guard on national defense strategies pertaining to counterterrorism, …

Lawmakers will be looking to follow through with three key policies on federal information technology acquisition, China sourcing and surveillance in the new year, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian writes that while the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act was scrapped from the defense authorization bill at the last minute and …

Several technology and business associations have urged Congress to soften its stance on companies who want to do business with Chinese-owned or subsidized companies, saying current laws may have done more harm than good, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jason Miller writes 14 groups have made the plea for the …