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Pentagon Looking to Strip Promotion Process of Bias

The Defense Department is considering removing all personal identifying information from promotion packets in hopes of eliminating unconscious bias. The move comes months after DoD elected to remove professional photographs from packets. Gen. Mark A... Read More Details

Senate Committee Passes Toxic Exposure Bill

The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has unanimously passed legislation aimed at improving care for veterans exposed to toxic substances. The Toxic Exposures in the American Military, or TEAM Act (S. 4393), would expand Department of Veterans... Read More Details

Suicides Trending Up Amid Pandemic

Military suicides have increased as much as 20% amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by The Associated Press . The biggest increase has come in the Army, which has seen a 30% jump according to data that will soon be released as... Read More Details

Senate Vote Could Avert Shutdown

A government shutdown is unlikely as Senate leaders prepare to advance stopgap legislation previously approved by the House that would fund the government past Sept. 30. The continuing resolution is needed as Congress continues to work on a... Read More Details

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DoD Releases 2019 Suicide Report; Guard Notes Improvement

The suicide rate for National Guard soldiers and airmen fell in 2019, according to officials. That year, 89 Guard troops died by suicide, down from 136 in 2018. Soldiers accounted for 74 of the deaths while the remaining 15 were airmen. National... Read More Details

House Report Focuses on China, Russia Threat

The Pentagon needs to place a larger priority on future weapons systems and artificial intelligence to ensure an unfair overmatch with Russia and China, according to new bipartisan House report. “Using the Manhattan Project as a model, the United... Read More Details

GAO Report Cites Equipment Shortages in COVID-19 Response

Shortages of protective equipment and incomplete data on COVID-19 cases were two of the biggest shortcomings identified in a new report looking at the ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Government Accountability Agency released the... Read More Details