AUGUST 12, 2026 — The War Department kicked off the yearlong Military Compensation Educational Campaign this summer to help service members and their families learn about the total value of their compensation, so they can better achieve and maintain financial readiness. While the department continues to work with Congress, federal agencies, and military and veterans service … [Read more...]
DoW Launches the Golden Dome Hub
AUGUST 12, 2026 - The New Digital Portal Slashes Bureaucratic Red Tape, Connecting Commercial Innovators, Venture Capital, and Nontraditional Startups Directly with the Office of Golden Dome for America At the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium today, Gen. Mike Guetlein, Director of Golden Dome for America, announced the official launch of the "Golden Dome for … [Read more...]
ManTech Marks 70 Years of Military Solutions
AUGUST 12, 2026 - This year marks a 70-year milestone for the War Department's Manufacturing Technology enterprise, which has been solving challenges beyond industry partners' investment capacity and risk tolerance for decades and has spawned separate service and agency specific programs. The ManTech program was established in 1956 to solve manufacturing problems that were … [Read more...]
Navy Integrates Autonomous Systems into Summer Training
AUGUST 12, 2026 - U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen participating in summer training aboard Yard Patrol (YP) craft have completed the inaugural “YP NEXT” training block, deploying robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) directly from YPs for the first time in history, marking an important milestone in preparing future naval leaders for an increasingly autonomous maritime … [Read more...]
Air Force Updates COVID-19 Reinstatement Process
AUGUST 12, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force implemented two changes to its COVID-19 reinstatement process, shifting to parallel processing of screening requirements and Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records actions and deploying dedicated case managers to accelerate the return of eligible service members. “The Department of the Air Force has a resolute … [Read more...]