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Troops will be drug tested for psychedelic mushroom use, Pentagon says
Psilocin will be added to drug testing panels for service members as of Oct. 1, according to a Pentagon memo.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Where President-elect Joe Biden stands on national security issues
Here are some key defense policies to keep an eye on under a Biden administration.
Pentagon study says not enough rape cases are going to trial with proper evidence
A Pentagon study found that many rape court-martials did not have enough evidence to convict.
Pentagon announces random, rapid COVID-19 testing for Patriot Express flights
Now, approximately 10-15 percent of passengers will be tested for COVID-19 using a rapid, on-site laboratory test.
By Diana Stancy
SCOTUS to rule on use of Pentagon funds for border wall, but money already spent
A lawsuit is challenging $2.5 billion reprogrammed for the wall, but those contracts have long since been awarded.
Joint Chiefs members cleared to return to work at Pentagon after self-quarantine
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff self-quarantined as a precaution after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for COVID-19.
Netflix-style services undercut military recruiting ads, so DoD wants new authorities from Congress
The Defense Department wants to expand information collection, mirror private sector methods and help tailor recruiting content to youths, according to Stephanie Miller, director of military accession policy within the Pentagon.
By Kyle Rempfer
Democrats face internal ‘fight’ on defense spending, says Smith
The Democratic split over the size of future defense budgets will come to a head in the new Congress, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., predicted Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
Funding patch would avert shutdown through Dec. 11, fund Navy’s Columbia program
House Democrats have filed a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and keep the Department of Defense and other federal agencies operating through Dec. 11.
By Joe Gould
When will the US military return to pre-COVID normal? Probably never, this admiral says
“We’ve learned some things along the way that I don’t want to go back on, right?”
By Diana Stancy