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

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<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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The Cherokee Nation wants a representative in Congress, taking the US government up on a promise it made nearly 200 years ago – CNN

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The Cherokee Nation wants a representative in Congress, taking the US government up on a promise it made nearly 200 years ago  CNN The largest tribe in the country has announced that it will appoint a delegate to the House of Representatives, asserting rights granted to it in an 1835 treaty. “us congress” – Google News

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Dow futures imply gain of nearly 500 points at the open after Trump and Xi agree to pause US-China trade war – CNBC

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Reuters Dow futures imply gain of nearly 500 points at the open after Trump and Xi agree to pause US-China trade warCNBCU.S. stock market futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day ceasefire in the trade war that has weighed heavily on global stock markets for most of 2018. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial …Trump tweets China to cut tax on US-made cars, revs up auto stocksReuters Trump and Xi Agree to Temporary Truce in Bid to Contain US-China Trade WarFortuneTrump is…

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