DOD educator unions sue Trump over collective bargaining rights
Unions representing DOD educators are challenging President Trump's executive order excluding federal workers from collective bargaining.
By Karen Jowers
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Victim’s family files $250M claims against Army, FAA over DC crash
They are believed to be the first legal claims over the fatal collision of a Black Hawk and a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Verdict still undecided after closing arguments in Air Force general’s court-martial
“[I] kissed you in an uninvited way … for my own selfish ego,” Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley said in a written apology from 2018 that the prosecution cited in court.
Supreme Court gives Biden win for now in Navy vaccine case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Navy may consider sailors’ vaccination status in making deployment, assignment and other operational decisions while a lawsuit on the military's vaccination mandate plays out in court.
VA claims backlog improves, but still sits far above pre-pandemic levels
The claims backlog is nearly three times higher than in early 2020.
Federal judge shields another unvaccinated airman from punishment
The Air Force had approved 13 religious exemption requests to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate as of Feb. 21.
Guardsman says not being ‘feminine’ cost her a job. The government is fighting her lawsuit.
“I’m not done wearing the uniform. I feel that I have more to do,” said Kristin Kingrey, a technical sergeant and civilian employee in the West Virginia Air National Guard.
Could the Supreme Court strike down the military’s vaccination mandate?
Multiple lawsuits are arguing that the military is blanketly refusing religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Air Force approves first religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine for 9 troops
For weeks, the Air Force said it granted no religious exemptions. Now it's approved the most in the military so far.
Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper drops lawsuit over memoir
The book, “A Sacred Oath,” will be published in May, Esper’s lawyer, Mark S. Zaid said.
SECDEF tells governors Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is reaffirming the need for members of their states’ Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press