Space Command

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

Thirty some years after the end of the Cold War, missiles remain a threat to the United States. And now space where most crucial military communications…

Army

Space and robotics

Fed Access

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Pentagon reports $5B in improper payments to civilian workforce

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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

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

Federal Newscast

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)

PRAC details how it plans to monitor coronavirus stimulus funds

Federal Newscast

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Father and son working on laptop. businessman working from home and watching child. spending time with kid. Young man working on computer. StartUp. Freelance concept. successful modern family.

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

Federal Newscast

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

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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

Defense

US claims victory in compromise on international mail delivery

Federal Newscast

Air Force now requiring ‘private’ spaces for nursing moms

Federal Newscast

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

Air Force

Air Force Space Command has new strategy to harness data

Air Force Space Command is trying to bring its data systems and sets together to benefit its operations.

Air Force

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)

VA extends smoking ban to employees, irking union

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department’s smoking ban at medical facilities now extends to its employees, something their union is…

Federal Newscast

GSA preps 3rd version of STARS small business contract

Federal Newscast

Also in today’s Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.