Voluntary retirements and resignations are expected to trim 30,000 Veterans Affairs workforce positions by the end of September, forgoing plans for potential forced resignations this fiscal year to meet administration goals to reduce the size of government, department leaders announced Monday. Already, about 17,000 VA jobs have been vacated since Jan. 1 through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements, normal attrition and department hiring freezes, officials said. Another 12,000 posts are expected to be cleared out over the next two and a half months. VA Secretary Doug Collins in a statement said that because of those significant workforce reductions —…
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A Navy reservist pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribing a public official for unauthorized Defense Department identification cards, the Justice Department announced.Raymond Andres Zumba, 27, faces a maximum of 15 years in federal prison for offering a Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, employee $3,500 for contraband intended for use by two Chinese buyers.“Raymond Zumba must be held accountable for knowingly acting to compromise the safety of our warfighters and the security of critical military infrastructures for personal gain,” said Special Agent in Charge Norm Dominesey of the NCIS Southeast Field Office in an emailed statement.According to a criminal complaint filed against…
United States President Donald Trump is calling Elon Musk a “train wreck” and accusing the tech mogul of “disruption and chaos.” It looks like there’s still some trouble in paradise. In a post on Truth Social late Sunday, Trump criticized Musk for what he described as erratic behavior in recent weeks, calling the tech tycoon a “train wreck.” Trump also predicted that Musk’s proposal to form a third party (the America Party) would fail and only serve to divide voters. Trump could be correct, at least about that point, considering voters are still buying into the system. Stop Drinking the…
From July 2 to 23, audiences will be able to embark on a rare, real-time exploration of the watery graves that tell the tale of the naval battles that spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific War.Broadcast from Nautilus Live, the Exploration Vessel Nautilus and its team will map the shipwrecks of Ironbottom Sound during the Maritime History of Guadalcanal expedition (NA173). For three weeks, the team, led by preeminent explorer Dr. Robert Ballard, will explore the infamous waters surrounding the Solomon Islands using their remotely operated vehicles alongside the mapping capabilities of…
Scientists are saying that if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his way and bird flu is “allowed” to spread, the possibility of a pandemic increases. Both Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting the H5N1 outbreaks spread throughout United States poultry farms in order to build up immunity among flocks and herds to the virus. Most of the scientists have been following the official narrative that human interference, by way of vaccination or cullings, is the only way to mitigate this highly pathogenic avian influenza. RFK Jr.’s Plan…
Sure, “robots versus birds” may sound like a low-budget sci-fi movie franchise. But for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center, it’s actually a savvy solution to a problem that has long threatened the military’s most sophisticated and powerful aviation platforms at their home stations.ERDC is working on prototypes of unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, that can be deployed across airfields to scare off birds and other problematic wildlife that could do millions of dollars’ worth of damage, or even threaten aircrew lives by flying into the engine. A photo released by the center demonstrates one vision…
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “In the Jaws of the White Bear,” appeared in the April 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. The Boothia Peninsula is the northernmost point on the mainland of North America. It was there, in July of last year, that a research team of the Canadian Wildlife Service captured a 420-pound polar bear as part of Canada’s continuing study of its polar-bear population. The men subdued the bear with an immobilizing drug, weighed it, marked it for identification with black dye…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Billionaire business tycoon turned political power player Elon Musk indicated in posts on X that the America Party will stake out pro-Second Amendment, pro-bitcoin positions.”The Second Amendment is sacred,” Musk declared in a post on X in response to a post that suggested firearm owners would like to know about the party’s position on guns.Musk also responded to a question about whether the party will “embrace Bitcoin.” “Fiat is hopeless, so yes,” he wrote.ELON MUSK LAUNCHES ‘AMERICA PARTY’ AFTER TRUMP SIGNS HISTORIC SPENDING BILL: ‘WASTE & GRAFT’ The party will also stand for…
Most people couldn’t tie a shoelace without instructions, let alone secure a tarp in a thunderstorm, build a snare trap, or hoist game out of a ravine. But when the grid goes down, the rules change—and those who know their knots are the ones who keep their shelters standing and their food off the ground. One knot to rule them all? The Running Bowline. This isn’t your Cub Scout merit badge fluff. The running bowline is the survivalist’s Swiss Army knife of loop knots. It’s strong, it’s secure, and—most importantly—it slides. That means you can make adjustable loops that tighten…
When it comes to prepping, everyone’s got strong opinions on the best fuel source to stockpile for the long haul. Gasoline, diesel, propane, and even good old firewood all take the spotlight when it comes to short-term survival fuels. Yet each has its own set of crippling drawbacks that can throw a wrench into your long-term survival plan. After years of testing, failing, and learning the hard way, I’ve narrowed down my choice to a surprising but rock-solid solution: isopropyl alcohol. It’s the one I trust the most for versatility, safety, and longevity. Here’s why. The Problem with Traditional Fuels…