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Pentagon says accounting error over-estimated Ukraine military aid by $3 billion

The error may lead to more weapons being sent to Ukraine as Ukrainian troops prepare to launch a major counteroffensive.

Axios

Warren: Hundreds of former feds working for defense corporations - Roll Call

Nearly 700 former top federal civilian officials, generals and admirals now work for major defense contractors, according to a Senate report.

Roll Call

Pentagon sounds alarm over Biden plan for offshore wind sites

The Pentagon is sounding alarms over Biden administration plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic U.S. coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations.

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Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Pentagon comes out against law requiring military wish lists - Roll Call

The Defense Department says it backs ending “unfunded priorities lists” — annual requests for spending above the president's budget requests.

Roll Call

In military academies, 1 in 5 female students said they experienced sexual assault

An anonymous survey conducted by the Defense Department showed that despite prevention efforts, cases of sexual assault and harassment are growing among men and women in military academies.

WEKU

3M subsidiary claims many military plaintiffs in earplug case did not suffer hearing loss

A 3M subsidiary claims that U.S. Defense Department records show that over 175,00 military members who allege the Maplewood-based company's earplugs were defective have normal hearing under key medical standards.

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Congress turns attention to oversight of Ukraine aid - Roll Call

House and Senate defense and spending panels will hold the first open hearings on Ukraine aid oversight since the war’s start.

Roll Call

Panel: Miliary needs gun safety measures to limit suicides

An independent panel says the Defense Department should implement a series of gun safety measures to reduce suicides in the force

The Independent UK

How much money has the US given Ukraine since Russia’s invasion?

Since February 2022, the United States has allocated $113.4 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine in wartime.

USAFacts

Federal workers oppose proposed Pentagon civilian workforce cut

WASHINGTON —The federal workers union came out swinging Thursday against a Republican proposal to reduce the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.

Tribune News Service

Federal workers oppose proposed Pentagon civilian workforce cut - Roll Call

The federal workers union came out swinging Thursday against a Republican proposal to reduce the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.

Roll Call

Pilot takes selfie with Chinese spy balloon

Fly-bys ‘revealed that the high-altitude balloon was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations,’ State Department says

The Independent UK

Pentagon and Microsoft are investigating leak of military emails

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and Microsoft Corp. are investigating an error that exposed at least a terabyte of military emails including personal information and conversations between officials, people familiar with the matter said, an episode that highlighted the security risk of moving sensitive Pentagon data to the cloud.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s rise expose US military failings

WASHINGTON — It was envisioned as the centerpiece of a $200 billion program revolutionizing how the U.S. Army would fight. Now it’s languishing in storage in Virginia, a 25-ton symbol of the malaise that lies at the nexus of the Pentagon and the defense industry.

The Independent UK

Congress floats ways to secure skies after Chinese balloon

Members of Congress are grappling with what to do after the downing of a Chinese balloon and three other aerial objects over American airspace

Reuters

Four U.S. troops wounded in raid that killed Islamic State official

Four U.S. troops were wounded during a helicopter raid that killed an Islamic State group leader in northeast Syria, U.S. officials said on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Seattle airport's legacy of PFAS chemicals: 'Foam showers,' sick firefighters and contaminated water

SEATAC, Wash. — In the 1980s, rookie firefighters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a hazing ritual known as the "foam shower."

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Renewed push is on to help hungry military families - Roll Call

Congress is seeking legislative fixes to the scourge of military hunger, which is a persistent problem for the Pentagon.

Roll Call

Newcomer’s placement on Pentagon spending panel attracts notice - Roll Call

Rep. Mike Garcia's rapid ascent to a seat on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee is turning heads in Washington.

Reason

PredictIt Helps Forecast Election Results. Bureaucrats Are Trying To Kill It.

Election betting markets are often more reliable than pundits. Did the site steal user funds? No. Did they lie to people? No. Harm anyone? No.

The Independent UK

White House rows back from idea three shot-down objects were part of China spy balloon programme

The Pentagon has an office to study what it describes as ‘unknown aerial phenomenon’ but the White House says the objects shot down by US and Canadian planes over the last few days show no ‘indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity’

Foreign Affairs

Biden’s Foreign Policy Is a Mess

The White House has failed to match means and ends.

The Independent UK

Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras

Australia's Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies from its buildings

Tribune News Service

Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation

WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican, sources tell CQ…

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