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Pentagon Takes Aim at Climate Change
Defense Department leaders have committed to “bold steps” to accelerate adaptation to and to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change. DoD...
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Army Launches New SHARP Pilot Program
The Army will soon launch a one-year pilot program designed to improve services for sexual assault victims. The pilot, part of a planned redesign of...
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Suicide Report ‘Troubling,’ but Guard Numbers Steady Over 5 Years
Suicides among members of the National Guard, which had appeared to be on the decline in 2019, rose in 2020, according to the latest Defense...
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Federal Agencies Pledge Support to Military Families
Federal agencies have now made more than 80 specific commitments to support military and veteran families, according to a new White House report. The...
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Democrats Seek Afghanistan War Commission
A group of Senate Democrats wants to establish a nonpartisan, independent commission to review the war in Afghanistan. They are co-sponsoring the...
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Government Study: Stopgap Budgets Are New Normal
Days into the new fiscal year, the Defense Department is working off last year’s budget thanks to a continuing resolution passed in lieu of regular...
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DoD, VA Brace for Government Shutdown
Officials are bracing for a possible government shutdown this week after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have extended the current...
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Army Approves Special Leave Accrual
The Army is granting soldiers special leave accrual for fiscal 2021, with the ability to accumulate and retain up to 120 days of leave until the end...
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NDAA Passes House by Wide Margin
The House overwhelmingly approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act last week, boosting defense spending beyond what President Joe...
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White House ‘Strongly Opposes’ Space Guard
The White House budget office has officially come out against the creation of a Space National Guard, going against senior National Guard leaders and...
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House, Senate Approve COLA for Disabled Veterans
Disabled veterans and their survivors would see one of the largest increases in their compensation in over a decade under legislation approved by...
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Leaders Mark DADT Repeal, Pledge to ‘Right Old Wrongs’
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members forced out of the military amid "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will be granted full Department of...