mental health

DoD official talks mental health at Georgetown

In today’s Federal Newscast: Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks talks about a mental-health priority. The financial systems modernization at DHS comes…

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Post-traumatic stress disorder also occurs in the intelligence community

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CIA hires first ever chief wellbeing officer

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Veterans Affairs is looking at treating some mental health problems with psychedelics

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Why mental health issues don’t have to get in the way of security clearance

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Officials considering updates to how security clearance process treats mental health

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Some things to think about during Post Traumatic Stress Disorder awareness month

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Members of the Maine National Guard arrive for orientation an empty wing at Central Maine Medical Center, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Lewiston, Maine. The Guard will work as nursing assistants, helping to open a swing bed unit of the hospital that has been closed due to a nursing shortage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

National Guard members can unionize if and when they’re called up by governors

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Navy investigating rash of suicides aboard USS George Washington

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FILE - A young man stands in front of a shelve with hard liquor at a beverage market in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, June 15, 2007. The German government's drugs czar has proposed raising the age when people can buy beer and win from 16 to 18, and cracking down on alcohol and tobacco advertising. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Vets suing Army for not recognizing substance abuse disorders in discharges

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DARPA’s now testing a new method to identify service members at risk of suicide

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks to supporters as he announces the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president in New York Wednesday , March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Defense Secretary Austin looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation

In today’s Federal Newscast: The defense secretary looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation. Lawmakers express concern over the mental health…

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GSA relinquishes control of the ‘dot-gov’ domain to CISA

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration formally gives up its management of the Internet’s “dot-gov” top-level domain today.

Federal Newscast

Bradey Police Lt. Philip Trudeau, left, comforts Bourbonnais Police officer Andy Cox following a ceremonial procession for fallen Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Bourbonnais, Ill. Rittmanic died after a shooting at a Comfort Inn the night before. (Tiffany Blanchette/The Daily Journal via AP)

New database aims to get a better understanding of suicide within law enforcement

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In today’s Federal Newscast, the FBI is shining a brighter light on the mental health of law enforcement officers.