Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
Patient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department.
Oversight
VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this year
VA has conducted a poll of federal employees every year since 2006, but won't distrubute one this year amid multiple reforms to the workforce.
Republicans in Congress push back on plan to pull forces from Japan
Lawmakers are expressing concern about the Air Force’s decision to replace permanent F-15 squadrons in Okinawa with rotational forces.
White House taps tech funds to upgrade AbilityOne procurement list
AbilityOne is one of the largest sources of federal employment in the U.S. for those who are blind or have disabilities.
White House nixed general’s promotion after slow Jan. 6 response: Post
The Army's top civilian and officer, as well as the defense secretary, supported the nomination, but the White House did not, the Washington Post reported.
US tech companies in China may soon be forced to ‘choose a flag’
Amazon, Facebook, IBM and other companies with U.S. military ties have expanded their businesses in China.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 1st national security payload
The Falcon Heavy flew for the first time since 2019, carrying two classified Space Force satellites.
Federal agency routers may be vulnerable to cyber attack, survey shows
The U.S. was the country most severely affected by cybercrime in terms of financial damage.
US sending satellite antennas to Ukraine after Musk’s Starlink U-turn
Elon Musk at one point announced that SpaceX could no longer afford to provide Starlink service to Ukraine, but later reversed course.
Keeping the human in the OODA Loop
The task of evaluating multiple and disparate datasets is put on analysts and decision makers using tools for visualization.
Pentagon attributes UFO sightings to spies, drones
Pentagon officials testified that a video with mysterious glowing green triangles actually displayed an image of drones shot through night-vision lenses.
