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Spy agency leaders aim to change workforce perceptions about well-being, mental health

The White House is close to finalizing a new security clearance application, which will feature new questions about mental health designed to reduce stigma.

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Intel agency IT leaders prioritize accessibility in technology

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New OSINT foundation aims to ‘professionalize’ open source discipline across spy agencies

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Classification has an unholy handmaiden, the pre-publication review board

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Pentagon’s race to modernize the military may not be marching fast enough

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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021, file photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Just how many vaccine exemptions has the military given out?

In today’s Federal Newscast, we get a look at just how many COVID-19 vaccine exemptions the military is allowing.

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Intelligence community workforce is more diverse, but still struggles with retention and promotion

Minority representation has increased recently in the IC, but the community is still struggling to retain and promote women and minorities into the upper…

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(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)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)

Senators want to provide financial aid for those suffering from mysterious Havana Syndrome

In today’s Federal Newscast, diplomats and intelligence personnel suffering from a mysterious illness called Havana Syndrome would get additional support from a bill introduced by 15 senators.

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