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Tyler Perry to direct film on WWII’s only all-Black, all-female unit
The 6888th Battalion was the first all-Black, all female unit in the U.S. military.
By Sarah Sicard
Will feds receive hazard pay during COVID-19?
Two efforts currently underway could guarantee hazard pay for federal employees required to work with the public or in crowded offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jessie Bur
Crisis negotiations: How coronavirus brought collective bargaining at the VA to a head
Negotiations between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Federation of Government Employees have continued for over a year, but the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted particular challenges.
By Jessie Bur
Some VA hospitals reopening today for non-coronavirus care amid pandemic downturn
Twenty medical centers will serve as lead sites for broader efforts to reopen the entire VA system.
Deaths from coronavirus top 1,000 among Veterans Affairs patients
But the number of active cases of the virus among patients has steadily declined since the start of May.
VA hiring jumps amid coronavirus crisis, but department opposes hazard pay for front-line staff
More than 1,300 staffers have contracted the fast-spreading virus since early March.
Senator pushes for hazard pay for guardsmen, active-duty troops on coronavirus response deployments
Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa National Guard veteran, is pushing for the move to recognize troops' risky work.
Guardsmen and reservists could see big boosts in hazard pay, education benefits under new plans
Plans to increase the part-time troops compensation have bipartisan support but an unclear path ahead.
WWII vet, federal judge named by LBJ retires at 98
He had served longer than any other sitting federal judge.
By Carl Prine
Op-ed: Navy corruption and the Gallagher case
Sean Gallagher defends the president's intervention in his brother's court-martial case.
By Sean Gallagher
Armed with a new missile, the LCS comes of age
Is it fair to deride the LCS today as a "little crappy ship?"
By David Larter, Defense News and Carl Prine