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Lingering cost worries cloud plans for veterans disability reform bill
Advocates hope to restart momentum in Congress this year on the Major Richard Star Act.
Defense Department pauses plan to give COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo prisoners
The U.S. military announced earlier this month that it planned to offer the vaccine to prisoners as it vaccinated all personnel at the detention center.
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go home
More than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.
Gen. Mark Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley as his senior military adviser.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump orders DoD to explore use of nuclear power for space
A new executive order would also speed up the testing time for a nuclear reactor at a U.S. facility.
By Aaron Mehta
DoD drops plan to give exchange shopping benefits to more than a half million DoD civilians
DoD gives no reason for dropping their plan to allow DoD civilians to shop in exchanges.
By Karen Jowers
DoD SkillBridge: The best military transition program you didn’t know existed
Servicemembers can spend the last 180 days of their contract working at a civilian internship without losing benefits or pay.
By Harm Venhuizen
New in 2021: More companies commit to hiring military spouses
500 private and federal employers are now specifically, actively recruiting military spouses.
By Karen Jowers
New in 2021: Confirmation timing for new DoD, VA secretaries could be tricky
Uncertainty over Senate control could push hearings, votes well past the inauguration.
New in 2021: Older planes bound for the Boneyard
Congress put the brakes on Air Force plans to retire more than 100 aircraft, but the service did get the greenlight to retire some bombers, cargo planes and tankers.
Biden selects Hicks, Kahl for top Pentagon roles
Kathleen Hicks would become the highest-ranking civilian to serve at the Defense Department.
By Aaron Mehta