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Yesterday β€” 23 July 2026All News – Federal News Network

House NDAA rejects civilian workforce cuts, anti-union proposals

House lawmakers rejected efforts to examine options for reducing DoD civilian workforce and pushed back against an anti-union measure.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Space Force doesn’t know how many personnel it needs, watchdog finds

GAO found that the service hasn't established a process to accurately determine its personnel needs and doesn't have a workforce plan to guide future growth.Β 

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Iran war operational costs climb over $37 billion

The new estimate includes the cost of the war to date as well as expenses like meal pay that are anticipated through the end of the fiscal year.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DoD pauses CMMC, but contractors still have obligations

"The CMMC program is just a certification program on top of the security controls that are still required and will be required," said Eric Crusius.

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Army overhauls career survey, gives leaders real-time insight into retention trends

β€œThis data is a dynamic diagnostic tool, which drives immediate resource allocation and institutional policy shifts," an Army spokesman said.

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U.S. Army Cpt. Webb, from the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, reenlists on Fort Bragg, NC, April 4, 2025. Webb reenlisted for another terms in front of his family and fellow officers.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cole Paulson)

Space Force welcomes first part-time guardians

Eighteen Air Force Reservists became the Space Force's first part-time troops, as the service debuts a more flexible way to serve.

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First Guardians in part-time work roles join Space Force

As the U.S. ramps up infrastructure investment, imported cement raises national security concerns

"I'm talking about $130 billion a year of economic activity through the cement industry in the United States, and over half a million jobs," said John Teichert.

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Senate seeks to audit TRICARE pharmacy benefits program amid conflict concerns

Express Scripts, the contractor that manages the TRICARE pharmacy program, also operates its own mail-order pharmacies that participate in the network.

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Pentagon eyes end to PDFs for budget transfers

The Pentagon is testing a digital funding system to replace PDF-based budget transfers, aiming to cut disbursement times from months to as little as two weeks.

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International Team of Military Personnel Have Meeting in Top Secret Facility, Female Leader Holds Laptop Computer Talks with Male Specialist. People in Uniform on Strategic Army Meeting

The Navy wants a larger fleet, but it’s not clear it can be built

"It's not hulls that matter. It's launchers that matter, it's inventories that matter. It's the nature of your munitions mix that matters," said Anand Toprani.

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FILE- Shipyard workers at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., prepare a submarine for float-off, July 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Military to screen older troops for low testosterone

The Pentagon will screen troops 30 and older for low testosterone during annual exams, a move intended to improve readiness and health.

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FILE - Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Dec. 16, 2020, south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

A recent DOJ operation showed what it takes to find online scam networks

"It takes a lot of planning, but really it takes understanding the different pain points that you can push on these organizations," said Mike Sweeney.

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FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, the Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, D.C. An internet firm is ending the automated registration of website names that include words or phrases related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in an attempt to combat coronavirus-related fraud. Los Angeles-based Namecheap Inc. made the pledge after a federal judge in Texas on Sunday, March 22, 2020, ordered the takedown of a website the U.S. Department of Justice accused of stealing credit card information while offering fake coronavirus vaccine kits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

You can’t defend critical infrastructure from threats you can’t detect

"We don't necessarily want to wait for the impacts to start happening before cybersecurity is implemented on orbit," said Ernest Wong.

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Telecommunication satellite providing global internet network and high speed data communication above Europe. Satellite in space, low Earth orbit. Worldwide data communication technology.

Air Force, Space Force network lockouts hit troops and civilians

Air Force employees are being locked out of their computers as cybersecurity quarantines tied to software updates disrupt work across bases and the Pentagon.

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Southern border operations cost DoD at least $2.6 billion

DoD said that approximately $305 million in support provided to DHS in fiscal 2026 is eligible for reimbursement.

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A military transport and surveillance vehicle is parked in a newly designated national defense area on June 11, 2025, along the southern U.S. border in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements, launches review of program

DoD CIO Kirsten Davies is suspending plans to ramp up CMMC third-party assessments, as part of a review that casts doubt on the future of the current program.

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