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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. (Brittany E. N. MurphyU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File) — Space_Force_Base_51908

Federal Newscast

Years flying at warp speed lands SPACECOM as fully operational on fourth anniversary

In today's Federal Newscast: Some federal correctional officers are set to lose pay bonuses in 10 days. The White House forms a task force to fight fraud against veterans. And on its fourth anniversary, SPACECOM's commander says it has reached full operational capability.

Space Operations

Space Command wants to fast track its way to battlefield superiority

Army

Army cultivating capabilities to protect space assets

Army

How the ground-based Army defends against threats in the air

Space Operations

GAO report criticizes decision making behind Space Command's move to Huntsville, AL

Air Force

GAO says Air Force decision on SPACECOM location was sloppy

Space Operations

DoD IG says SPACECOM basing decision was legal, large parts of rationale remain redacted

OPM

Federal Newscast

Agencies get new workforce priorities to focus on for next few years

Special Salary rate

Federal Newscast

VA's biggest union already pushing back on agency's closure plans

Space Command

Space Operations

SPACECOM doesn't even have a formal office, but it's in the center of future conflict

Head shot of Jon Harper

Fed Access

Space and robotics

DoD budget, Navy

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Pentagon reports $5B in improper payments to civilian workforce

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus talks on his smartphone as he walks past a Huawei store in Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop "oppressing Chinese companies" after U.S. regulators declared telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Federal Newscast

Agencies, contractors get more time to purge Chinese-made telecom gear from supply chains

FILE- In this April 23, 2020, file photo a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is shown in San Antonio. Compounding the hardships of coronavirus, some nursing homes have demanded that low-income residents turn over their $1,200 economic stimulus checks. On Tuesday, June 9, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Health and Human Services inspector general's office to issue a warning to nursing homes and assisted living facilities that such practices are “improper and unlawful.” (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal Newscast

PRAC details how it plans to monitor coronavirus stimulus funds

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Federal Newscast

PRAC points out teleworking difficulties in analysis of agencies' coronavirus response

Donald Trump

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Pentagon outlines criteria to pick new HQ for U.S. Space Command

Navy Vice Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard assumes command of the U.S. Strategic Command from Air Force Gen. John Hyten during a change-of-command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Nov. 18, 2019. Richard comes to USSTRATCOM after serving as the commander of Submarine Forces; commander of Submarine Force Atlantic and commander of Allied Submarine Command at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. USSTRATCOM has global responsibilities assigned through the Unified Command Plan that include strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, global strike, missile defense, and analysis and targeting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. April Wickes)

Defense

Battle of semantics leads to change in the way combatant commands are named

Federal Newscast

US claims victory in compromise on international mail delivery

Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky, 737th Training Group and Air Force Basic Military Training superintendent, leads a female military training instructor mass during a BMT graduation March 9, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The formation was to honor National Women’s History Month which Congress designated in March 1987. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ismael Ortega)

Federal Newscast

Air Force now requiring 'private' spaces for nursing moms

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan delivers the keynote speech during an Air Force Association breakfast Jan. 18, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Donovan addressed variety of issues facing the Air Force.

Air Force

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Air Force touts new digital plan to transform all aspects of the service

Dr. Mark Brady, Air Force Space Command chief data officer, participates in a panel discussion during the AFSPC Chief Data Office Innovation Summit at Headquarters AFSPC, July 30-31, 2019. Attendees included representatives from the Department of State, NASA, U.S. Strategic Command, Pacific Air Forces and Air Combat Command, as well as the many organizations within AFSPC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Armstrong)

Air Force

Air Force Space Command has new strategy to harness data

FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, a smoker extinguishes a cigarette in an ash tray in Sacramento, Calif. If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study released on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 finds you’re still better off in the long run. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Federal Newscast

VA extends smoking ban to employees, irking union

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Federal Newscast

GSA preps 3rd version of STARS small business contract