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House defense bill retains spending caps, creates DoD talent officer
The draft bill adheres to congressional spending caps, establishes a talent management office and limits nuclear arsenal reductions.
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.
A nearly $1 trillion defense budget faces headwinds at home and abroad
There are bipartisan calls to hit the breaks as defense spending nears $1 trillion. Others say that amount is not enough to fund U.S. strategy worldwide.
Man who crashed snowmobile into Black Hawk sues government for $9.5M
A Massachusetts man wants the government to pay $9.5 million after being badly injured in a crash with a Black Hawk helicopter.
Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix
The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.
Opinion
Three steps to building an effective digital identity ecosystem
Prioritizing a modern digital identity ecosystem is long overdue.
By Jordan Burris
VA to slow hiring pace after adding tens of thousands of workers
VA reached more than 400,000 staff for the first time in history last year, as it brought in more than 61,000 hires to the Veterans Health Administration.
The Pentagon wants industry to transform again to meet demand. Can it?
In 30 years, the Pentagon went from a defense industry it considered too large to sustain, to one now too small to surge.
VA to ease benefits rules for vets exposed to Agent Orange in the US
The move follows several years of expanded benefits for veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries while in the military.
Biden unveils $5 billion commitment for computer chip R&D
The National Semiconductor Technology Center is being funded through the CHIPS and Science Act.
By Josh Boak
Opinion
Adopt a treaty for semiconductor export control
The absence of a robust global semiconductor export control regime leaves the United States vulnerable in the technological race.
By André Brunel