2022 NDAA

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone Lawrence, right, places a temporary teal ribbon tattoo on a Soldier's hand at the Koele dining facility at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2014. The teal ribbon was the symbol of sexual assault survivors and awareness. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Simon, U.S. Army/Released)

The Army just appointed its first lead trial counsel, with big implications

The Army recently appointed its first ever lead trial counsel, a Senate-confirmed one-star general. Her job will be to prosecute cases of murder, rape…

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NDAA will give direct financial help to servicemembers in need

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House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders reach an agreement on NDAA

Federal Newscast

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Dozens of scientists, researches and engineers from military laboratories around the Department of Defense descended on the Pentagon courtyard, April 25, 2019, to participate in the 2019 DOD Lab Day. As part of the lab day, scientific experts explained the projects and technology under development now that is meant to help warfighters by increasing their lethality and enhancing their protection. / 190425-D-NU123-0001 / C. Todd Lopez / Defense.gov

Certain military laboratories can now pay a top annual salary of $226,000

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The latest developments in key acquisition policy programs

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Why the Pentagon needs to bolster its network of corporate consortiums

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New NDAA provision shines a bright spotlight on ESOPs

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Flames rise from a pile of tree debris near the Bridge Crossing picnic grounds in Hatch Gulch Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, near Deckers, Colo. In Colorado, climate change means snow is not always on the ground when needed so that crews can safely burn off debris piles and vegetation to help keep future wildfires from becoming catastrophic.
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Biden admin. worries climate change will take a toll on federal budgets for years to come

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FILE - Gas prices are displayed at a gas station Friday, March 11, 2022, in Long Beach, Calif. Rebates or cash payments are being proposed in California, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and elsewhere as states are flush with cash and Americans are facing the highest inflation in four decades. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

With rising inflation, OPM to examine some employees current pay rate

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All things contracting

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Army adjusting expectations for first IVAS release

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The key factors shaping the 2022 NDAA

Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the geopolitical, technological,…

Off the Shelf

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. The United States is renewing calls for the Cuban government to determine the source of “attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba that have affected some two dozen people. At a senior-level meeting with Cuban officials in Washington on June 14, 2018, the State Department said it had again raised the issue, which has prompted a significant reduction in staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

White House appoints leader of its response to mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Biden administration names a top official to lead an interagency response to Havana Syndrome.

Federal Newscast

Will making sexual harassment an explicit crime help the military crack down? Experts say maybe

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President Biden signed the executive order last week to create a specific provision making military sexual harassment illegal.