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Pentagon finds ID problems affecting 215,000 troops

The Pentagon is trying to clean up the records behind military ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of service members. About 215,000 active-duty and reserve troops have records that are missing proof of identity, but the Defense Department says there's no evidence of fraud. Federal News Network'…

Feds in Film: When Hollywood nailed government—or whiffed

Hollywood loves a good federal thriller, but how much of what we see on screen accurately portrays government behind the scenes? On this episode of Fed Thread, entertainment critic and Navy veteran Kuya P. of Nerds Rule the World and Federal News Network DOD reporter Rachel Cohen put five movies to…

Air Force plans to rehire after cutting below ‘established requirements’

The Air Force and Space Force are asking Congress for thousands of new civilian positions, acknowledging they cut too deep to meet mission requirements in critical areas. The proposed jobs cover everything from base support and nuclear forces to intelligence, communications and pilot training, at a…

Military spouse commission holds its first meeting to consider priorities

The White House's new military spouse commission held its first meeting this week to lay out which problems it wants to tackle first. The panel of nearly two dozen wives picked five priorities to focus on after hearing from thousands of active-duty families stationed around the world.. Federal News…

Army CECOM positions itself as a premier AI development hub

The Army’s Communications-Electronics Command is positioning itself as a premier artificial intelligence development hub at the heart of the service’s transformation plans. CECOM oversees the portfolio of software and hardware that connects soldiers, collects intelligence and wages cyber warfare. A…

Pentagon creates new team to look for wasteful spending

The Pentagon is creating a new team to look for wasteful spending. It says the Force Agility and Streamlining Team will point out duplication of effort, unnecessary processes and outdated org charts to make the military more effective. That means more contracts, programs and people might be on the …

Pentagon to cut 20% of general and admiral positions by Jan. 1

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week with a plan to cut another 10% of generals and admirals in the next three months. He confirmed that goal in a speech to troops at Quantico on how the department has changed in the past year, and what's coming up next. Federal News Network rep…

Hegseth directs troops to pause operations to vote

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving service members something a little unusual: a day off from operations to focus on voting. The Pentagon says the stand-down has to happen by October 15th. Hegseth says it will become a regular part of election years. Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen report…

Lawmaker wants Pentagon to track civilian suicides

The Pentagon already tracks suicides among service members and their families, but it doesn’t have the same requirement for its civilian workforce. Now, a Maryland lawmaker wants to change that after five suicides in five weeks at Fort Meade. Federal News Network’s Rachel Cohen joins me with more o…

AUSA, the biggest military conference in D.C. is back

The biggest military conference in Washington D.C. is back. The Association of the United States Army annual conference is taking place this week during a period of uncertainty for the service. In his first major address to the force on Monday, Acting Secretary Adam Telle talked about what’s next f…