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Legislation aimed at improving the amount of paid leave federal employees are eligible each year took another step forward as Democratic senators introduced companion legislation shortly before Congress left for its August recess.In June, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (H.R.…

It’s been more than 80 years since the last naval shipyard was built in the United States. It may be “too little, too late,” a security expert told Military.com. Earlier this month, President Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum green lighting a plan to establish the first naval shipyard…

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The Trump administration says the nation’s science and technology research ecosystem needs to embrace “novel security solutions” to ensure the U.S. maintains its global edge, according to a new document publicly released on Monday. The National Security Science and Technology Strategy published by the White House Office of Science and Technology…

New research by the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law found that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has collected the DNA of more than 3.3 million people, with the program’s “primary purpose” not revolving around immigration enforcement but to “build a national DNA database for solving…

The newest White House tech strategy pushes faster development of emerging technologies for the military, gives defense innovators more room to experiment, and will broaden the federal market for young defense tech startups. But it also doubles down on a particular approach to developing AI—one that favors a handful of…

There’s a modern twist to the legend of Rosie the Riveter, the iconic symbol of the American military spouse. Lakeland, Fl.-based handbag and accessories company R. Riveter is giving a new generation of military spouses remote working opportunities while their soldiers are serving the country. “We started in 2020 as…

Thomas O’Neil grew up in the Delaware Valley of New Jersey, where organized crime was simply part of the landscape. Legitimate businesses and labor unions often sat close to the Philadelphia underworld. His father’s industrial roofing company operated in that world. O’Neil himself never became a criminal. He played college…

Written by  Jim Stewart Published on Aug 18, 2026, 1:36 PM EDT Have you recently separated from the military and had a change of heart? Have you been out of the service for a few years and miss the military lifestyle and benefits? Good news! You may not only be eligible…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the Post-9/11 GI Bill rates for the 2026-2027 school year. New rates take effect Aug. 1 of each year. By law, the Post-9/11 GI Bill rate is tied to the average cost of undergraduate tuition in the U.S. For the 2026-2027 school year,…

Written by  Jim Stewart Published on Aug 18, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT If you have Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders in hand and are thinking about renting out your home, the one thing that may catch you off guard is that your homeowners policy won’t cover you as a landlord.…