DoD sends Congress nearly triple the amount of annual reports it did 20 years ago

<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>In 20 years, the number of annual reports the Defense Department must make to Congress has nearly tripled to more than 1,400. DoD officials have tried to get a handle on this task, which required untold thousands of man-hours. For what it could do to help streamline the process, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> turned to the director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government…

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Joe Biden signs annual defense policy bill into law

President Biden on Monday signed into law the annual defense-policy bill, capping months of partisan back-and-forth over a litany of hot-button issues as the legislation made its way through Congress. The final version of the $ 770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes a nearly 5% increase in military spending … The Washington Times stories: White House

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‘Are You Normal?’ Putin Asks US Congress in Annual News Gathering – New York Times

New York Times 'Are You Normal?' Putin Asks US Congress in Annual News GatheringNew York TimesMOSCOW — With an eye to his presidential candidacy, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia promoted his domestic record throughout his annual national news conference on Thursday. But he did save a few jabs for the United States on election meddling …Putin defends Trump, rails against US foreign relations in marathon annual press conferenceABC News Putin to US lawmakers: 'Are you normal?'The Hill (blog)Trump, Putin Discuss North Korean Crisis While Voicing Mutual PraiseRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyCBC.ca –ABC Online –ValueWalkall 1,071…

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