April 25, 2024

Biden Transition Team Decries Lack of DoD Cooperation

transition

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has criticized the Pentagon for the abrupt halt in meetings and information sharing. “A failure to work together can have consequences well beyond January,” a spokesman for the team said.

Pentagon Task Force to Study UFO Reports

UFO

A new Pentagon task force will investigate reports of unidentified flying objects from service members.

Military Families Dissatisfaction with Tricare Grows

tricare

Military families are growing more dissatisfied with their Tricare medical insurance according to a recent survey of more than 8,500 Tricare beneficiaries.

Great Mills HS Suffers 17th US School Shooting in 2018

Great Mills HS

Great Mills High School in Lexington Park, Maryland, is at the top of the list — for March 20 — of the 17 school shootings in the US since the start of this year.

Navy Wants More Powerful Warships

Littoral Combat Ships

The Navy is asking for proposals for multi-mission warships that would be more heavily armed — and slower — than the littoral combat ships. These new ships would be capable of shooting down airplanes, attacking other ships, and countering submarines.

You’re Invited to Hack the Air Force

Hack the Air Force

The Air Force’s Chief Information Office will hold its Hack the Air Force exercise. The “bug bounty” program will invite participation from talent in the US and, this year, will include those from US partner-nations, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.