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Abortion bans cause privacy, financial issues for service members, despite DoD’s efforts

Pregnant service members will need permission from commanders to take leave to get medical care.

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Early morning summer sunrise as seen from the Lincoln Memorial while looking toward the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

Defense funding topline up in the air for 2023 after committees release bills

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Army implements sweeping parental, pregnancy, postpartum policies

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New campaign asks service members to share stories to push sexual assault reforms farther

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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan StefankoU.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Twila Stone readies her weapon during a Memorial Day ceremony May 28, 2012, at the Texas State Veteran Cemetery in Abilene, Texas. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Stone is assigned to the 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron.

Air Force weeding out policies prohibitive to women

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Keeping women in government takes reimagining solutions

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FILE - Freshman midshipmen, known as plebes, climb ropes on an obstacle course during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges that caps off the freshman year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 13, 2014. The Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp in a major overhaul aimed at improving recruits' war fighting and emergency skills while also focusing on character issues such as sexual assault, hazing and extremism in the ranks. Navy officials say expanding boot camp to 10 weeks will provide more leadership training and ensure sailors are reporting to their jobs better prepared for duty. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden signs order making sexual harassment a punishable offense in military

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OPM to create Chief Diversity Officer Council to elevate role across government

OPM is creating a Chief Diversity Officer Council and exploring the possibility of creating a job classification series for federal employees who work…

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Bradey Police Lt. Philip Trudeau, left, comforts Bourbonnais Police officer Andy Cox following a ceremonial procession for fallen Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021,  in Bourbonnais, Ill. Rittmanic died after a shooting at a Comfort Inn the night before. (Tiffany Blanchette/The Daily Journal via AP)

New database aims to get a better understanding of suicide within law enforcement

In today’s Federal Newscast, the FBI is shining a brighter light on the mental health of law enforcement officers.

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Photo courtesy of the Air ForceAirman First Class Brandy Fraher, who is in the final stages of her pregnancy, receives an examination from Major Noreen Burke during a unit training assembly. With restrictions, non flying pregnant Reservists may participate in all UTAs and annual tours until the 34th week of the pregnancy.

Air Force expanding maternity uniform access for airmen

All Air Combat Command bases will have at least one uniform option per size and many will expand inventory.

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