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New federal acquisition rule would straighten out small business rights

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council is out with a new proposed rule regarding small businesses. Specifically, it would align the FAR with the Small…

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Defense Department’s new wearable device detects illness before symptoms appear

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Defense Budget

One secret of China’s military success is its military business model

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United States Aerial Objects

Like the revolving door, Defense Department ethics questions keep coming ’round

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/Kiyoshi TannoWashington DC/USA Mar 25 2019/Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs(VA).The VA stands in front of Lafayette Square Park in the north of the White House.

An analysis of whistleblower retaliation claims at Veterans Affairs

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon wants authority to start work on new technologies without Congressional approval

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(AP Photo/Michael Probst)FILE - In this Friday, May 13, 2011 file photo, Soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the US Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. After more than a year of thinly veiled threats that the United States could start pulling troops out of Germany unless the country increases its defense spending to NATO standards, President Donald Trump appears to be going ahead with the hardball approach with a plan to reduce the American military presence in the country by more than 25 percent. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)

How the Army conserves 53,000 acres of training territory

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD overhauls overseas COLA policy, leading to pay decrease for some military members

At issue are the overseas COLAs the Pentagon uses to ensure military members are compensated fairly, regardless of their duty station.

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Leaked Documents Investigation

Is there a ‘revolving door’ between private companies and the Pentagon?

Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) heard testimony, regarding a so-called “revolving door” between the Pentagon and companies to which…

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A five-decade financial burden known as the Widow’s Tax is finally gone

In 2020, Congress repealed something known as the Survivor Benefit Plan – Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset. Better known as the Widow’s Tax, it disappeared after a three-year phase-out ending earlier his year.

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