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Bruce McClintock

The Space Hour

How well does the U.S. work with its allies when it comes to space?

I speak with Bruce McClintock, Senior Policy Researcher and lead of RAND's Space Enterprise Initiative, about how well the U.S. is working with it's allies.

Inside the IC

Report pushes agencies to focus on 'candidate experience' during security clearance process

Intelligence Community

Post-traumatic stress disorder also occurs in the intelligence community

Defense

For female service members, online harassment is a fact of life. For DoD, it’s not worth measuring

Federal Newscast

Army leaders will soon know more about discharging soldiers who refuse vaccine

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Navy, Marines begin massive housing inspection

Air Force

Pandemic causing long-term recruiting effects for Air Force

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 28, 2021) Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Kayla Matos, from Brooklyn, N.Y., receives a COVID-19 booster shot in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Though not mandatory, the Navy recommends all Navy personnel receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lake Fultz) 211228-N-DN347-1008

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Navy appeals court decision barring punishment for SEALs who refused vaccine

FILE - In this July 9, 2013, file photo, traffic flows through the main gate past a welcome sign in Fort Hood, Texas. A new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018. The study by RAND Corporation was released Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Army

Five Army bases account for one-third of female soldier assaults

FILE - In this July 9, 2013, file photo, traffic flows through the main gate past a welcome sign in Fort Hood, Texas. A new study finds that female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018. The study by RAND Corporation was released Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Army

Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault

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Air Force

Air Force finds algorithm can help predict an officer's future performance

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

Federal Newscast

White House makes fighting corruption a major focal point of national security policy

Agency Oversight

Has the time come for a millennial version of the security clearance criteria?

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal Newscast

What does the White House's infrastructure plan mean for federal agencies?

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone Lawrence, right, places a temporary teal ribbon tattoo on a Soldier's hand at the Koele dining facility at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2014. The teal ribbon was the symbol of sexual assault survivors and awareness. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Simon, U.S. Army/Released)

Defense

Sexual assault more likely in military units where harassment is common

DoD Reporter's Notebook

DoD's EHR is now operationally effective for at least some users, testing office says

In this undated image from video provided by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, a scientist works in the company's Infectious Disease Lab in New York state, for efforts on an experimental coronavirus antibody drug. Antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help the immune system eliminate it. (Regeneron via AP)

Federal Newscast

RAND: Federal STEM workers earning thousands less than private-sector

FEMA

Workforce

'We have a way to go and a lot to do,' FEMA administrator says of culture improvement efforts

Federal Acquisition, GSA

On DoD

DoD efforts to improve software acquisition hampered by gaps in understanding workforce

FEMA

Workforce

FEMA calls workplace harassment and discrimination findings 'alarming' and 'unacceptable'

FEMA

Federal Newscast

1 in 5 surveyed FEMA employees report experiencing harassment

The Air Force Civilian Service’s Talent Acquisition Division at the Air Force’s Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, hosted an online virtual hiring event April 10, 2019, supporting Air Force Materiel Command’s recruiting efforts. With nearly 400 vacancies, talent acquisition consultants partnered with AFMC hiring officials to fill positions with well-qualified individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Angelina Casarez)

Air Force

Study offers recommendations for retaining Air Force civilians

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Defense

DoD enters into $106 million contract for AI environment

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