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The Office of Personnel Management released new classification and qualification standards for technology employees on Monday that make it easier for those without higher education degrees to get government jobs. The update is meant to move the government from relying on strict requirements for higher education and years of experience when hiring and promoting workers to using assessments meant to actually test for the skills needed for a given job. The new standards for technology employees no longer include degree requirements, an OPM official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Nextgov/FCW. The goal is to make higher education and experience at prior…

Iran Press TV Tuesday, 14 April 2026 12:58 AM Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned against the perilous consequences of provocative US actions in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that such reckless moves endanger peace and security not only in the region but across the entire world. In a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, Araghchi issued a stern warning about the consequences of US provocations. The warning comes amid escalating US aggression. Following recent threats by US President Donald Trump to impose a naval blockade on Iran, the US Central…

U.S. Military Academy at West Point wins the 2026 SIG Relentless Warrior Championship NEWINGTON, N.H., (April 15, 2026) – SIG SAUER, industry leading manufacturer of cutting-edge firearms, optics, and ammunition was honored to host the 2026 SIG Relentless Warrior Championship (SRWC) at the SIG SAUER Academy. With eleven teams of one hundred and thirty-four competitors, the 2026 SRWC event marked the largest in the event’s history. Cadets from the Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, Royal Military College of Canada, Texas A&M, The Citadel, US Naval Academy, University of North Georgia, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and West…

As artificial intelligence systems are integrated into military operations, a familiar intuition hardens into an institutional standard: The higher the stakes, the more essential it is to keep humans in the loop. In matters of life and death, machines must not be left to decide on their own. That intuition is understandable. It is also, in important respects, wrong. In lower-stakes environments—traffic management, service delivery, even routine policing—human oversight can sometimes function as a backstop. Errors are visible, decisions can be revisited, and the costs of delay are tolerable. In crisis response, human oversight becomes less effective in addressing errors.…

Ukrainian and German officials sign a memorandum. Credit: Ukraine MoD. Germany and Ukraine have signed a memorandum that will see the two countries cooperate on missile deliveries, drone technology, and the exchange of battlefield data.   On 14 April, Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and German Minister Boris Pistorius signed the memorandum during a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The memorandum sets out joint projects on sharing analysis of German weapons systems including the self-propelled howitzer PzH 2000, the wheeled self-propelled howitzer…

Credit: General Dynamics Mission SystemsDefense Feeds, Washington — The U.S. Navy is accelerating its undersea warfare capabilities as the AN/BYG-1 Upgrade Boosts U.S. Navy Submarine Strike speed and targeting precision through a $55 million investment. This upgrade focuses on enhancing the combat systems that serve as the backbone of modern submarine operations.As underwater threats grow more advanced, maintaining a technological edge has become increasingly critical. The investment reflects a broader effort to ensure dominance in one of the most contested domains of modern warfare.The AN/BYG-1 system acts as the central combat management platform for U.S. submarines. It integrates sensors, weapons,…

In the final weeks before his death, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei cast the mounting hostility of U.S. President Donald Trump in religious and explicitly Shiite terms. Rejecting calls for capitulation, he invoked the example of Imam Hussein—the third imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shiites—refusing to pledge allegiance to Yazid, the Umayyad ruler widely associated in Shiite memory with tyranny and injustice. Defiance, in this light, was not simply a strategic imperative but a value rooted in history and identity.That framing did not disappear with Khamenei’s death. Instead, Shiite political figures, clerics, and communities across the region have taken…

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15, 2026 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced its new Armed Black Hawk helicopter kits, expanding the capabilities of this proven workhorse. The kits extend the role of the Black Hawk into new mission sets including airmobile assault, close support, medical evacuation, ISR and tactical lift, in a single, battle-tested airframe, giving commanders greater flexibility and eliminating the need for separate fleet types.​ “The new Armed Black Hawk kits give warfighters one aircraft that can do it all: a single, versatile, combat-proven platform where ground units can quickly switch out the commercially-produced kits, keeping…

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans rallied behind his support for the Jewish state.But support for the resolutions from a large majority of the 47-member Senate Democratic caucus underscored growing frustration within that party about the effect on civilians from Israeli strikes on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.A decades-long tradition of strong bipartisan support for Israel in the U.S. Congress means resolutions to stop weapons sales are unlikely to pass, but backers hope raising the issue will…

The U.S. Navy prevented an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel from leaving Iran on Tuesday after it attempted to evade the maritime blockade that began Monday, U.S. Central Command announced.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance redirected the vessel back toward Iran after it fled Bandar Abbas, exited the Strait of Hormuz and was making its way along the Iranian coastline, according to a CENTCOM release.“Ten vessels have now been turned around and zero ships have broken through since the start of the U.S. blockade on Monday,” the command’s post on X stated.The U.S. Navy blockade, which involves 10,000 troops, over a…