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Service members in remote areas missing out on transition benefits

DoD’s Transition Assistance Program aims to prepare service members for life outside the military. But for members whose final duty station is small or…

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The new USS Little Rock arrives at Buffalo harbor with a police and fireboat escort, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. The littoral combat ship will be docked on the Lake Erie waterfront until its commissioning Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thhompson)

Pentagon faces political battle to retire old weapons systems — and some newer ones

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In this photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, front, with the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal, transit the Strait of Hormuz in Persian Gulf, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The vessels traversed the strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, a rare announcement that comes amid rising tensions with Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Indra Beaufort/U.S. Navy via AP)

First look at Senate NDAA adds $35B to DoD, takes all nonmilitary crimes out of chain of command

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Army adopting new policies to help soldiers move as housing market fires up

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DIU rethinking cyber endpoint protections through advanced deception tools

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DoD trying to balance changes to sexual assault prosecution without giving up large UCMJ authority

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In this file photo from Wednesday, March 3, 2021, members of the Michigan National Guard join the U.S. Capitol Police to keep watch over the Capitol grounds in Washington, in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection by a mob loyal to former President Donald Trump. The Guard mission is ending as Democrats and Republicans spar over whether to form an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the attack that sought to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

National Guard readies severe budget measures to cover this year’s Capitol security costs

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FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer. The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks. The administration is launching the website stopransomware.gov to offer the public resources for countering the threat. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

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DoD will soon release climate change strategy that will impact almost every facet of the military

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Photo of a 3D printer actually in action printing a part. You can see the fan moving and the part it is printing.

New Pentagon policy to accelerate use of 3D printing amid fresh cyber concerns

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Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

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A virtual reality headset hangs from the ceiling at the 317th Maintenance Group VR lab at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Mar. 3, 2021. The lab has advanced so far that the Air Education and Training Command for the C-130J Super Hercules crew chiefs’ have integrated the Dyess’ VR training course into their field training detachment curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

Air Force Academy will soon start using mixed reality for hands-on learning

Students will wear goggles that allow them to mix chemicals without the dangers.

Air Force

Judges wooden gavel resting on a law book in a courtroom conceptual of judgements, crime, punishment, and justice

Report raises questions about commanders’ ability to handle legal decisions

A Government Accountability Office review found the legal training commanders rely on is delivered inconsistently, and poorly tracked by military departments.

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NGA looks to test drive commercial space capabilities with new agreement scheme

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The space agency is using temporary agreements to test out satellite imagery and other products with a view toward working more closely with start-up companies.

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Service members in remote areas missing out on transition benefits

Pentagon faces political battle to retire old weapons systems — and some newer ones

First look at Senate NDAA adds $35B to DoD, takes all nonmilitary crimes out of chain of command

Army adopting new policies to help soldiers move as housing market fires up

DIU rethinking cyber endpoint protections through advanced deception tools

DoD trying to balance changes to sexual assault prosecution without giving up large UCMJ authority

National Guard readies severe budget measures to cover this year’s Capitol security costs

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

DoD will soon release climate change strategy that will impact almost every facet of the military

New Pentagon policy to accelerate use of 3D printing amid fresh cyber concerns

Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

Air Force Academy will soon start using mixed reality for hands-on learning

Report raises questions about commanders’ ability to handle legal decisions

NGA looks to test drive commercial space capabilities with new agreement scheme

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