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VA pledges investigation into crisis line after whistleblower concerns
The Government Accountability Office is also expected to launch an investigation into the suicide prevention hotline.
Congress thinks departments need to coordinate on AI efforts
The co-chairs of the congressional artificial intelligence caucus discussed federal agencies' use of AI and future federal action.
By Andrew Eversden
Surprise retirement shakes up defense spending in Congress
Rep. Pete Visclosky, considered a friend by the defense industry, says he will not seek another term.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon in its longest-ever stretch of leadership limbo
When he resigned as defense secretary last December, Jim Mattis thought it might take two months to install a successor. That seemed terribly long at the time.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards
At issue is a move by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to roll back 2012 rules aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Senate appropriations committee shake-up hits key defense, veterans lawmakers
Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby will take over as the full committee chairman and as head of its defense spending subcommittee.
Military leaders are asking Congress to spend some of this year’s money next year
With nearly half of fiscal 2018 over, top military officials are seeking flexibility from Congress to spend a major spending boost in fiscal 2019—and some lawmakers are leaning towards yes.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s go-to guy at VA faces first major opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill
VA Secretary David Shulkin, who has earned voluminous praise from the White House and lawmakers for his first year leading the department, faces a bigger test in year two.
Congress again facing a looming VA care funding crisis
Money for VA Choice operations is set to run out in mid-January, forcing Congress to pass a program fix for the third time since last spring.
Rival Senate plan to reform VA health care complicates congressional debate
A plan by Sens. Jerry Moran and John McCain could cause problems for other reform efforts already approved by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Major federal IT modernization bill reaches final stretch
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is now only one step away from becoming law, as the bill was recently included in the House and Senate conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the president.
By Jessie Bur