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FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. The Air Force has filed criminal charges against an airman in connection with an April explosion that injured U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A plan emerges to lower the prices on military spare parts

The Senate version of the 2023 defense authorization bill contains something called a progress payment incentive pilot program to create more transparency…

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon removes almost all of its COVID-related workplace restrictions

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Why the Pentagon needs to bolster its network of corporate consortiums

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FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. The U.S. military says explosions earlier this month on a base in eastern Syria that injured several U.S. service members were not, as it originally reported, caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. Instead, it is now believed the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate placement of explosive charges” by one or more individuals at an ammunition holding area and shower facility on the base, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Operation Inherent Resolve command that oversees U.S. military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

How the Pentagon is messing up a crucial contract finance study three years in the making

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The Pentagon may not be paying enough attention to its civilian workforce

In today’s Federal Newscast, an influential DoD advisory group says the Defense Department needs to pay a lot more management attention to its civilian…

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In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders gather at a post on the floor, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors reviewed the latest round of corporate earnings and an upbeat report from Delta Air Lines that bodes well for the broader travel industry. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

With the weakening dollar, the Pentagon may need to refill the coffers sooner than expected

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department says it may need more money in 2023 to offset inflation.

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, chemotherapy is administered to a cancer patient via intravenous drip in Durham, N.C. IVs are one of the most common things in health care. Each year, tens of millions of people get one to prevent dehydration, maintain blood pressure or receive medicines or nutrients if they can't eat. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Pentagon enters what many hope will be the final round against cancer

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In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is working with other agencies to defeat cancer.

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