Budget deadlines, shutdowns, agency decisions and personnel moves that touch defense and veterans programs.
The House voted 216-212 on July 22, 2026 to pass a defense policy bill designating the Department of Defense as the Department of War — the first time either chamber has approved the renaming in legislation, per Federal News Network. The vote illustrates the governing rule: executive orders…
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council opened the formal rewrite of the FAR (the rulebook governing most federal purchasing) on June 23, 2026, publishing the first four of twelve proposed overhaul rules in the Federal Register under Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal…
The Office of Personnel Management published a final rule on August 3, 2026 that moves reduction-in-force appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board to OPM itself, effective September 2, 2026, per the Federal Register. The rule covers employees furloughed more than 30 days, separated, or…
The Senate on August 8, 2026 passed its amended H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, extending funding at fiscal 2026 rates until full-year appropriations or December 11, 2026, per the engrossed text on GovInfo. The bill now awaits the House, which returns with the…