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How to further strengthen the Defense Production Act
It is essential to keep DPA focused exclusively on defense and national security issues, in particular threats from our pacing competitor, China.
By Jerry McGinn
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.
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
Opinion
How to build data resilience by leveraging backup, zero trust and AI
Air-gapped, immutable backups with isolated recovery allow agencies to keep operations running even when primary systems are compromised.
By Travis Rosiek
Opinion
How interoperability benefits military, civil and commercial domains
By focusing on interoperability, new capabilities can be quickly adopted and rolled out without significant system redesign.
By Dave Martin
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.
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