National Guard
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state’s National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against COVID-19
November 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense authorization bill has been stalled amid infrastructure and reconciliation talks, but the must-pass legislation could see some movement soon.
November 16, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Oklahoma National Guard has decided to defy DoD’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
November 15, 2021 -
Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers will have until the end of June next year.
September 14, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
There's a lot of untapped talent in the National Guard and reserve forces. Now the Defense Innovation Unit has come up with an artificial intelligence application to help close the gap.
August 13, 2021 -
The Coast Guard is restricting travel of service members who are not vaccinated.
August 11, 2021 -
As cybersecurity attacks interrupt government services at the state and municipal levels, governors are calling on the National Guard for help.
July 23, 2021 -
Funding shortfalls will have serious consequences in the final quarter of this fiscal year because of unexpected bills related to security at the Capitol, National Guard officials warn.
July 19, 2021 -
The military component needs about have a billion dollars to get back to normal.
June 22, 2021 -
The Pentagon has a new strategy to deliver cloud services to OCONUS users, but a single, JEDI-like enterprise cloud service is conspicuously absent from discussion in the document.
June 21, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report finds senior leaders at Customs and Border Protection could have done more to address inappropriate and offensive social media comments from employees.
May 18, 2021 -
Following an apparently successful pilot project, DoD plans to start negotiations with SAP Concur on the price tag to fully replace its existing system.
May 10, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has expanded its program of using external hackers to probe systems for cybersecurity vulnerability.
May 06, 2021 -
The Space National Guard would need permissions from Congress before becoming a reality.
May 04, 2021