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FILE - In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Jan. 9, 2008. A major United Nations meeting on the landmark nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is starting Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, after a long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as Russia’s war in Ukraine has reanimated fears of nuclear confrontation and cranked up the urgency of trying reinforce the 50-year-old treaty. (Lt. Rebecca Rebarich/U.S. Navy via AP, File) — United_Nations_Nuclear_Treaty_Conference_25330

Federal Newscast

As Navy recruiters tread water, $100,000 bonuses land with a splash

Also in today's Federal Newscast, murdered Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family files a $35 million lawsuit, and GSA is offering some new help to agencies to improve cybersecurity.

Federal Newscast

A new idea in the House has immigration judges becoming their own entity

Army

Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault

Army

After Fort Hood review, Army adding civilian leadership to criminal investigations

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Calls to move military sexual assault cases to independent prosecutors reach a boiling point

Federal Newscast

Blood donations on military bases down significantly

Army

Army may add hundreds of civilian investigators to address problems highlighted by Fort Hood review

Joe Biden

Defense

Biden administration has an opportunity to change deep-seeded military personnel challenges

FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Army

Army fires, disciplines 14 leaders for failed command climate at Fort Hood

Mike Pence, Matthew Tueller, Pat White

Army

14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base

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Federal Newscast

Pentagon asking more employees to work from home over coronavirus concerns

DoD budget, Navy

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Pentagon reports $5B in improper payments to civilian workforce

FILE - In this May 6, 2020, photo, United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia. Officials from six states and the District of Columbia are in court Thursday, Sept. 24, to ask a federal judge to halt alleged slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service that they say threaten the upcoming presidential election(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Federal Newscast

USPS weathering the storm through 2020 election

DoD Reporter's Notebook

White House objects to Senate security clearance reforms

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's open to an investigation of DeJoy after some of DeJoy's former employees said they felt pressured to donate to GOP candidates.(Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Federal Newscast

On-time mail delivery still not performing at pre-Dejoy level

Federal Newscast

POTUS pick to lead OPM accused of 'lacking commitment to federal merit system'

President Donald Trump arrives to listen to first lady Melania Trump speak during the 2020 Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal Newscast

Official word: The Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence

SAPRO, FORSCOM, Vanessa Guillen

Army

Army says junior leaders are not handling sexual harassment correctly

FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Army

Investigators: Texas couple defrauded Army out of millions

Bennie Thompson

Federal Newscast

As coronavirus cases spike, lawmakers want to know how DHS is keeping employees safe

The Office of Naval Research tests their Large Vessel Interface Lift-on/Lift-off crane at Naval Station Norfolk. The demonstrator crane, which has been temporarily installed on the Maritime Administration ship SS Flickertail State, uses motion-sensing technology to control standard 20-foot containers in all six degrees of freedom.

Defense

DoD expands 5G experimentation sites to 12 installations

Sarkis Tatigian, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Associate Director for Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, celebrates 75 years of federal service on Sept. 26, 2017 at the Washington Navy Yard. During Tatigian’s tenure, the Navy has awarded more than an estimated $100 billion to small businesses from fiscal years 1951-2017, based on inflation and wartime efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Juan P. Liriano/Released)

DoD Reporter's Notebook

DoD’s longest-serving employee passes away after 77 years of service

climate vulnerable bases

Congress

Exclusive Top lawmaker proposes taking activities away from climate vulnerable bases like Camp Lejeune