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Senate committee continues scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against VA DEI office

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Senate VA committee continues its pointed scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against the VA DEI office. The government’s…

Federal Newscast

IG to launch investigation into FDIC’s leadership climate, harassment allegations

Agency Oversight

GSA relinquishes control of the ‘dot-gov’ domain to CISA

Federal Newscast

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How the Coast Guard deals with sexual assaults aboard U.S. flagged ships

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Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

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Lt. Col. Glenn Cameron, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, participates in a test-virtual reality program meant to replace the suicidal awareness computer-based training Feb. 18, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The suicidal prevention training is being tested at Scott and Travis AFBs and is the only training across the Department of Defense of its kind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Air Force turns to virtual reality to combat sexual assault

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Air Force will turn its tankers into flying hotspots in first deployment of ABMS

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Federal union has some ideas on how to address Pentagon workforce shortages

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Calls to move military sexual assault cases to independent prosecutors reach a boiling point

DoD Reporter's Notebook

GSA has ambitious goal for using renewable electricity in all federal buildings

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers question role of military component IGs

Defense

Army changing how sexual harassment is investigated

The changes spurs from a recommendation from the review of Ft. Hood after several high-profile tragedies including the harassment and death of Spc. Vanessa…

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Army may add hundreds of civilian investigators to address problems highlighted by Fort Hood review

The Army’s senior leadership has yet to make a final decision on how to reform the service’s Criminal Investigation Command, but an internal review identified…

Army

Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs

Defense

The new secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, is giving his senior leaders two weeks to send in reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military.