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Army’s push for augmented reality goggles might extend to dogs, too

The Army Research Office is working on augmented reality goggles, radio communications for dogs who are already trained to sniff out explosives and landmines.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Survey shows widening cracks in service member mental health and benefits issues during COVID

Defense

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

Federal Newscast

Comparing Biden and Trump on defense issues as election nears

Defense

Military families feeling the pinch during pandemic

Defense

Board recommends eliminating DoD CMO’s office, replacing it with one of 3 options

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Extended stop move order starting to impact military finances, childcare

Defense

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are visible as a lone woman runs along the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington. The nation's capital, like most of the nation itself, is largely shuttered. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Congress trying to figure out operating in midst of coronavirus pandemic

Federal Newscast

FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon to use Defense Production Act for $133 million in N95 masks

The Pentagon plans to announce new contracts under the Defense Production Act to increase the domestic supply of critical N95 respirators over the next…

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Virginia lawmaker asks presidential candidates for plans to reinvigorate federal service

In today’s Federal Newscast, in an open letter to the Democratic candidates for president, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) asked them how they plan to rebuild…

Federal Newscast

CISA gets big budget boost in spending bill

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, if the fiscal 2020 budget deal gets signed into law, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will receive $2 billion, $334 million more than it received in 2019.

Army’s push for augmented reality goggles might extend to dogs, too

Survey shows widening cracks in service member mental health and benefits issues during COVID

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

Comparing Biden and Trump on defense issues as election nears

DoD study suggests it’s very hard to contract COVID-19 on an airplane

Pentagon says it’s working now to make sure JEDI hits the ground running

VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

Military families feeling the pinch during pandemic

Board recommends eliminating DoD CMO’s office, replacing it with one of 3 options

Extended stop move order starting to impact military finances, childcare

Congress trying to figure out operating in midst of coronavirus pandemic

Pentagon to use Defense Production Act for $133 million in N95 masks

Virginia lawmaker asks presidential candidates for plans to reinvigorate federal service

CISA gets big budget boost in spending bill

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