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‘Extraordinary circumstances’: DoD eyes inflation relief for vendors
A new Pentagon memo is opening the door to inflation relief for defense contractors working under fixed-price contracts.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon memo contradicts Esper’s year-end coronavirus vaccine goal, per report
Leading U.S. health officials have been warning of a post-summer COVID-19 resurgence.
DoD’s border wall funding shift hits Russia deterrence efforts
The Pentagon is moving to scuttle nearly 19 more military construction projects ― including $274 million worth in Europe to deter Russia.
By Joe Gould
Here’s your friendly election-year reminder to stay away from politics while in uniform
Service members are not allowed to endorse candidates while representing the military.
Pentagon orders review of vetting for international students in US military programs
The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a broad review of vetting procedures for international students who participate in training on U.S. military installations and demanded the process be strengthened, in direct reaction to last week’s deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
‘Disturbing’ online chatter alerts Fort Sill officials of potential shooting threat at ‘Joker’ movie
A document prepared at a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma says officials have been alerted to "disturbing" online chatter about a potential mass shooting threat at a theater during next week's release of the movie "Joker," but it references no specific location.
Esper lays out priorities in first message to the force as acting SECDEF
Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to be nominated for the Pentagon's top job.
Shanahan’s gag rule memo nets bipartisan backlash
Two lawmakers from different parties are slamming a Pentagon memo that governs information sharing with Congress.
By Joe Gould
Do border deployments hurt readiness or not? Key Senate Democrats demand answers from DoD
"To the extent the southern border deployment is causing readiness concerns, they must be addressed immediately," lawmakers are demanding.
By Joe Gould
Trump to use federal funds to prop up US bomb makers
The president has approved direct federal investment for suppliers of American bomb parts and chemicals, part of $250 million to address supply chain vulnerabilities this year.
By Joe Gould
Army unit lifts sex ban, cancels order prohibiting ‘rubbing, humping, grinding’
One Germany-based Army unit was barred from engaging in a laundry list of sexual acts and forms of physical contact, all in the name vehicle and equipment upkeep.
By Jon Simkins