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Yesterday β€” 22 July 2026Main stream

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)
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FEMA’s chief financial officer was unlawfully fired, judge rules

The case centers on former FEMA chief financial officer Mary Comans. She was fired without cause last year.

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FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Cyber agencies warn critical industries about Russia-linked hackers

The hackers have spent years quietly extracting configuration data from poorly configured routers across critical infrastructure.

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Businessman working on laptop. Protection network security computer and safe your data concept. Digital crime by an anonymous hacker

DOJ’s top FOIA official is stepping down

Glendening took over the OIP role last year after longtime Director Bobak Talebian was fired as part of a wave of DOJ terminations.

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FOIA Freedom of Information Act on the desk.

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)

Federal retirement processing times are slowing down

OPM’s retirement claim inventory in June was the lowest it’s been all year, coming in at just under 34,000 pending applications.

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Shot of a mature couple using a laptop while going through paperwork at home

Army replaces height and weight tables for body composition

Soldiers with a confirmed waist-to-height ratio of 0.55 or higher will be placed in the Army's body composition improvement program.

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FILE - New recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (, File)

There’s a new leader at NIST

As the head of NIST, Raman will be charged with overseeing high-profile work in areas like artificial intelligence, quantum science and biotechnology.

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Trump administration looks to tweak paid administrative leave rules

During 2025, agencies used administrative leave to implement the deferred resignation program.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Army experimenting with mobile business apps

The events are also revealing where industry is building redundant software, the Army said.

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Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

New bill would extend military survivor benefit decision deadline

The bill could be added into the annual defense policy bill now progressing through Congress.

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A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment also known as The Old Guard, places flags in front of each headstone for "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Thursday, May 25, 2023, to honor the Nation's fallen military heroes ahead of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democratic lawmakers make case against federal NDAs

The representatives are demanding details on the scope of the proposed NDA, and how workers would still be able to make protected disclosures.

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