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Missile Defense Agency’s FY26 budget targets homeland missile defense
The request includes funding for systems designed to defend the homeland against intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea.
By Jen Judson
Will feds receive hazard pay during COVID-19?
Two efforts currently underway could guarantee hazard pay for federal employees required to work with the public or in crowded offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jessie Bur
House OKs free national park access for Gold Star families
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a proposal from two Maine lawmakers to give families of fallen military service members free access to national parks.
Teachers’ unions push back on DoD plan to reopen schools in the buildings
With threat of COVID-19, the return to physical buildings too early could turn students and employees into "spreaders of the virus" -- harmful to military readiness.
By Karen Jowers
The American diet now is a national security threat
A new study shows that American nutrition issues are a threat to national security.
By Sarah Sicard
Proposed rule would protect feds’ health benefits during a shutdown
Lapses in government appropriations would have less of an impact on federal insurance plans under a proposed rule.
By Jessie Bur
Okinawa urges US to do more to stop virus outbreak at bases while Marines report 36 new cases
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa urged the government on Wednesday to pressure the U.S. military to do more to stop an escalating coronavirus outbreak at American bases there that has infected more than 130 Marines.
How troops can avoid problems with absentee ballots
It's recommended that you request your absentee ballot by Aug. 1.
By Karen Jowers
Return to work plans ‘endanger’ federal workers, senators say
Four senators representing the states surrounding Washington, D.C. have called federal return to work plans unsafe and premature in the wake of new COVID-19 numbers.
By Jessie Bur
Benefits remain a top motivator for federal employment
Benefit packages like annuities, thrift savings plans and health insurance offerings remained popular reasons for people to take and stay in federal jobs.
By Jessie Bur
VA clears 5 schools to keep enrolling GI Bill students
Some advocates call the decision a move "to ignore federal law in order to protect predatory colleges."
By Karen Jowers