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• Speeding up VA’s hiring process

  Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough wants to add more staff in coming months, but doing so will require changes in how employees are brought in.

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  Staff

  3 years ago

• How big should VA be?

  As staff levels and department spending rise, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough says care is all that matters.

  By

  Staff

  3 years ago

• Is the VA growing too fast?

  Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough weighs whether aggressive hiring by his department in recent months brings with it other problems.

  By

  Staff

  3 years ago

• Israel may buy back Iron Dome air defense batteries leased from the US

  Israel is receiving the equipment to bolster its air defense against Hamas rocket attacks, and could ultimately opt to keep the two systems.

  By

  Jen Judson

  3 years ago

• Pentagon CIO takes 5G reins amid focus on future networking tech

  The transition of the 5G portfolio coincided with the start of the government’s fiscal 2024. The move is in line with the wishes of U.S. lawmakers.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• UAE’s Edge Group takes over Swiss unmanned helicopter maker Anavia

  The acquisition comes as the Swiss government debates a screening mechanism for foreign acquisitions of local firms with national security implications.

  By

  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  3 years ago

• Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites

  “I mean space, including high-orbit assets, and new prospective types of weapons that will ensure strategic security” of both Russia and China, he said.

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  The Associated Press

  3 years ago

• For survivable resupply, look to autonomous submarines

  With the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine should examine using UAVs to to prevent a blockade.

  By

  Bill Rivers

  and

  Matt DiRisio

  3 years ago

• Navy surface drone fires its first missile during Middle East exercise

  The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy’s drone and artificial intelligence technologies.

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  Geoff Ziezulewicz

  3 years ago

• Navy test fires missile from a drone ship

  In a first for a Middle East-based Navy drone command, a missile was successfully fired from a surface drone, hitting a target boat off the Arabian Peninsula.

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  Staff

  3 years ago

• 5G seen as ‘critical’ enabler for Pentagon’s simulation, VR needs

  The Pentagon is pouring money into video game-like simulation and virtual reality for training, planning, logistics and maintenance purposes.

  By

  Colin Demarest

  3 years ago

• Zero hour for Zero Trust: How data tagging can speed implementation

  Currently, agencies take their own unique approaches to the data discovery process, the authors say.

  By

  Ryan Zacha

  and

  Michael Lundberg

  3 years ago