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National Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages

Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in to fill a shortage of teachers in schools

Federal Newscast

GAO: Agencies had trouble dealing with major cyber incidents in 2020

Federal Newscast

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

Defense

Pentagon Reservation raises health protection policy level as Omicron spreads

Defense

Federal judge rejects Oklahoma lawsuit over National Guard vaccine mandate

Workforce

You may not hear about it much, but another virus scourge continues to plague the world

Federal Newscast

IG: VA may have to use data better to ensure resources go where they're needed

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021, file photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Defense

DoD considering requiring booster vaccines for troops