Updated Aug 19, 2026, 8:36 AM EDT Students who lost a parent in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sept. 10, 2001, may be eligible for the maximum federal Pell Grant. If your parent or guardian died as a result of military service since 9/11, you may be eligible for the maximum Federal…

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The Post-9/11 GI Bill will pay your college costs, a monthly housing allowance based on the military’s Basic Allowance for Housing, and up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies, among other benefits. Your length of active-duty service after Sept. 10, 2001, determines the amount you’ll receive. See our…

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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…