Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is stepping down from his position roughly a year before his term is over. Widmar told ProPublica, the first outlet to report the retirement, that he did not take his decision to retire lightly…
Military time, also known as the 24-hour clock, is a system the military uses to eliminate confusion between morning and afternoon hours, since the armed forces are in operation around the clock. In military time, the day is divided into 24 hours, beginning at midnight (00:00) and ending at 23:59.…
The Trump administration last week proposed new regulations that would nullify a decades-old legal framework agencies use to mete out and justify federal employee discipline in favor of what critics say will be a vaguer and less fair standard.In a proposed rule published in the Federal Register, the Office of…
Military members have the option to convert their active-duty Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) to Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) after leaving the service. What is Veterans’ Group Life Insurance? VGLI is a life insurance program that allows service members to convert their SGLI coverage to term life insurance that…
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Pentagon CIO Kirsten Davies recently spoke with Nextgov/FCW about her efforts to update IT acquisition and move beyond policy to operational effectiveness, warfighter readiness, and more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Nextgov/FCW: What are some of your office’s priorities under the current administration?Kirsten Davies: President Donald Trump…
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You would think that having the top-selling electric truck in the country would be awesome, right? Ford sold 27,037 examples of the F-150 Lightning last year, outselling the Tesla Cybertruck by more than 7,000 units, and more than doubling the sales numbers of the Chevy Silverado EV. While 27,037 units…
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RAPIDS, which stands for Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System, is a program within the Department of Defense that is managed by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). RAPIDS is responsible for managing the issuance of identification cards to military personnel, their dependents, retirees and other eligible individuals. DMDC has a…
As Space Force leaders push for more orbital warfighting capabilities and even potential moon operations, senators want to make sure they have enough space-focused military lawyers for future conflicts.The Defense Department would be required to assess its “space law requirements” to face rising threats and examine “options for establishing a…
Members of the military deployed overseas often leave their homes behind for months. For many, the time away makes them a target for squatters who use state and local laws to wrongly establish certain legal residency rights to a property. U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (D-Fla.) has introduced a new bill,…
Dodge took a big gamble with its muscle car line when the Challenger coupe and previous Charger sedan went away. Instead of continuing with V8s, Dodge nearly went all-in on electric power, and didn’t add any sort of gas-powered version until recently. For most of the new Charger’s life, that…
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that acting spy chief Bill Pulte can declassify “whatever” records he wants and can declassify “almost everything,” a sweeping green light that has alarmed former intelligence officials, who warn that careless releases could expose sensitive intelligence capabilities and sidestep standard review processes with other spy…
PHOENIX (AP) — For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and an array of sophisticated…
The Department of Defense plans to bring new models onto its internal, department-wide artificial intelligence marketplace and deploy them at higher classification levels, part of its updated procurement policy that aims for “commercial-first” in its deliverables. Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at DOD told attendees at the…
A Navy crew member remained missing Thursday morning after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet. The helicopter had four crew members aboard when it…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Over 700 sailors and leadership from squadrons and commands based at Naval Air Station Oceana packed into the Globemasters’ hangar Wednesday to hear remarks from Vice President JD Vance about the 250th anniversary of the nation’s military. “When we talk about the Declaration of Independence that…
