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VA Becomes The First Federal Agency To Require Vaccines Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2021

VA Becomes The First Federal Agency To Require Vaccines

The Department of Veterans Affairs said the mandate aligns with its fundamental promise to keep veterans safe.

Project Pele: The Military Is Exploring Portable Nuclear Reactors U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Project Pele: The Military Is Exploring Portable Nuclear Reactors

The Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago. It didn’t go well.

US Senate Demands Safer Military Housing For Kids Courtesy: Wayne Parsons

US Senate Demands Safer Military Housing For Kids

A draft of the 2022 defense budget demands improvements to keep children from falling out of windows in military housing.

Hirono Stresses Shipyards And Shipbuilding In Navy Funding Deal Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hirono Stresses Shipyards And Shipbuilding In Navy Funding Deal

The $74 billion in funding will support more missiles and create a new position to manage shipbuilding contracts.

Hawaii Officials Are Making A Cybersecurity Push To Keep Federal Contracts Flowing Department of Defense

Hawaii Officials Are Making A Cybersecurity Push To Keep Federal Contracts Flowing

Federal agencies are moving toward stricter enforcement of cybersecurity requirements for companies seeking government contracts.

Navy To Review Impact Of Pacific Training After 2 Whales Die During Exercise NOAA/Doug Perrine

Navy To Review Impact Of Pacific Training After 2 Whales Die During Exercise

Environmental advocates have long raised concerns about the military’s effect on endangered species.

Navy Agrees To Fix Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant Courtesy: EPA/2019

Navy Agrees To Fix Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant

Before the Environmental Protection Agency got involved, state Department of Health officials reported urgent problems at the facility.

A Hawaii Hospital Told A Veteran The VA Wouldn’t Cover His Surgery. The VA Disagrees Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2021

A Hawaii Hospital Told A Veteran The VA Wouldn’t Cover His Surgery. The VA Disagrees

Former Army Sgt. Patrick Malone’s fight to complete his treatment is a window into a raging debate about how and where veterans can get the best care.

SLIDESHOW: French Warplanes Train in Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

SLIDESHOW: French Warplanes Train in Honolulu

The French military is emphasizing training with allies across the Pacific at a time of increasing tensions between rival powers in the region.

Army May Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory In September Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Army May Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory In September

The decision hinges on whether the FDA gives vaccines full approval.