The Office of Personnel Management is set to propose requiring all federal employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement barring them from divulging “confidential” information in most cases, a move that experts warn violate workers’ First Amendment rights and statutes aimed at protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.OPM announced its plan in a…

Iran’s state-backed hackers are sharing more cyber tools and using AI to polish disinformation and recruitment messages since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on the country, Israel’s top cyberdefense official said in an interview with Nextgov.Yossi Karadi, who leads Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, also said on Tuesday that he…

Cyber threats are an increasingly persistent national security concern supercharged by AI—and so is the industry built to help hospitals, financial institutions, and the Pentagon secure their networks. But unlike the defense industrial base overall, there’s no clear prime. Could that change with venture capital?Joe Lin, co-founder and CEO of…

For nearly a century, the .38 Super has occupied a strange but fascinating corner of the handgun world. It’s faster and flatter-shooting than many traditional defensive pistol calibers, carries a loyal cult following, and somehow still attracts newcomers.While the .38 Super absolutely earned its reputation in race guns and compensated…

The Army’s new 2026 Combat Field Test is built around one central idea: Physical fitness should reflect the real world of the job of a soldier. Unlike a traditional fitness test that isolates events and emphasizes rest between efforts, the CFT is a continuous, seven-event test performed under fatigue and…

Ammo ain’t cheap these days, and range time isn’t always convenient. Most shooters don’t get to train as often as they’d like.The good news, though, is we aren’t without options. Thanks to advances in firearms technology, dry fire training can sometimes be just as fun and effective as live fire.…

America’s Army rewired itself in 2025 with border support missions, global exercises, and a modernization push as commanders prepare for broader challenges in a constantly evolving world. That was highlighted by a sizable recruiting uptick.The Army marked its 250th birthday this year and hit its active-duty 61,000-member recruiting goal with…

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability compensation.” These payments were not designed as a safety net for those unable to function in civilian life. They were designed as…

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