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AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warn
AI military targeting may move faster than humans can authenticate, critics warned during a Wednesday hearing in Washington.
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Coasties’ photos used on stamps honoring Coast Guard Academy’s 150th
The U.S. Postal Service is launching a new Forever stamp this week to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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Federal Oversight
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VA launches trial to test GLP-1 medication for alcohol use disorder in veterans
The VA has launched a trial to test Ozempic and Wegovy for alcohol use disorder in veterans.
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How veterans groups came to clash over a sweeping VA benefits bill
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GOP lawmakers seek review of VFW’s claims authority amid veterans cartoon controversy
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VA inventory report reveals 367 AI systems operating in healthcare, benefits and services
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Senate eyes Hegseth travel cuts without probes into Iran school bombing, boat strikes
Pay & Benefits
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Guidance needed for doctors treating DOD, VA patients exposed to jet fuel in Hawaii water, report says
There are no known procedures to neutralize the effects of jet fuel exposure, and there’s no clinical guidance for long-term treatment, researchers found.
VIDEOS
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First look: New designs for Space Force mess dress uniforms include pockets for women
Space Force officials showed off new designs for mess dress uniforms for Guardians at a recent conference. The uniforms are still in testing before rollout.
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AI and IT
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Could MQ-9B drones draw Canada and Denmark closer in Arctic surveillance?
Both countries have ordered MQ-9B drones from General Dynamics, a hardware choice that some experts believe offers cooperation prospects in the High North.
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Joint VA/DOD medical site launches new health records system
The nation’s only joint Veterans Affairs and Defense Department health care center began using a new compatible medical records system on Saturday.
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Pentagon report: no sign of alien life in decades of UFO sightings
The Pentagon’s latest UFO report revealed no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial life.
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Missile Defense Agency won’t brief public on budget request
The Missile Defense Agency director says he is working on a way to share the organization’s budget details in lieu of its usual Pentagon rollout.
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Soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information
The soldier is accused of selling national defense information and faces charges for bribing a public official.
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Father of Marine killed in Afghanistan arrested at State of the Union
The father of a Marine killed in Afghanistan was kicked out of the president’s national address Thursday after trying to disrupt the speech.
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Blame Congress and the Uniform Time Act for lost hour this weekend
Changing the clocks twice a year leads to a lot of grumbling, and pushes to either use standard time all year, or stick to daylight saving time.
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Inside Chinese hacking company’s culture of influence, alcohol and sex
Hackers such as those at China’s I-Soon outnumber FBI cybersecurity staff by “at least 50 to one,” FBI director Christopher Wray has said.
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Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump
He sought to use speech to banish doubts about whether the 81-year-old president, the country’s oldest ever, is still up to the job.
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Pentagon’s high-tech transition doomed without buy-in from primes
If DoD wants to fully unlock the innovative power that small businesses are capable of providing, there needs to be a paradigm shift, the author says.














