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The Social Security Administration is at risk of “losing many staff in the near term” in part as a result of the decision to largely ban telework across government, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Friday.According to GAO, telework had already been in decline at SSA when President Trump returned to the White House and issued a presidential memorandum banning telework in most instances in the federal workplace. A combination of former Commissioner Martin O’Malley’s mandate that headquarters and regional office staff telework at most once or twice a week, respectively, and the agency’s ability to recall…

GM Defense GSUP GM Defense has launched GM Defense UK, creating a dedicated presence to support the UK’s defence priorities and strengthen sovereign capability. Operating from GM’s sites in Leamington Spa and Silverstone, the new entity will lead all UK Ministry of Defence engagement and anchor GM’s wider NATO and European defence activity—boosting UK industry and export potential. The launch comes as GM Defense intensifies its delivery and support planning for Team LionStrike, ahead of bidding for the UK’s upcoming Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) programme. “Standing up GM Defense UK is a major milestone in our long‑term commitment to the…

When world leaders gathered in Egypt last October to celebrate the cease-fire in Gaza, U.S. President Donald Trump was triumphant. “Nobody thought this could happen,” he said of the peace agreement. “Prayers of millions have finally been answered.” By stopping the fighting, he declared, “we’ve done a lot of the hardest part.”Trump’s excitement was understandable. It took two years of war and tough negotiations to reach “phase one” of his peace plan: the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and the return of the hostages. But to move from a cease-fire to a sustainable peace, negotiators will need to disarm and…

Listener question from TheSgruby: He asks, “How long were bronze helmets in use? Even after better materials appeared, they seem to have lasted a surprisingly long time as part of military equipment.” Murray takes a look.   Join us on Patreonpatreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast  

Fering Pioneer X with ISTEC weapon mounts fitted ISTEC Services Limited, a British company with 37 years of operationally proven experience in the design, manufacture and supply of complex weapon integration solutions for military platforms, is announcing a new collaboration agreement with Fering Technologies at the International Armoured Vehicle (IAV) show, Farnborough 20/21 January 2026. ISTEC will be at IAV on stand B7 and is displaying a large range of their integrated weapon mount solutions on Fering’s innovative Pioneer X vehicle on stand F11.   This collaboration agreement is another demonstration of ISTEC’s growing portfolio of high-quality OEMs that are…

Picture this for a second. You’re standing on a steel deck longer than three football fields, the ocean rolling endlessly in every direction, jets screaming overhead as they launch into the sky.Beneath your feet, two nuclear reactors hum quietly, powering what is essentially a moving city. That’s not a metaphor. That’s the USS Abraham Lincoln.Officially known as USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), this Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is one of the most complex machines ever built by human hands. But reducing it to “a big ship” misses the point entirely.The USS Abraham Lincoln is diplomacy, deterrence, and disaster response rolled into one…

WASHINGTON — The Army tested the first prototype for its data layer as part of its number one modernization initiative, Next Generation Command and Control — focused on speeding decisions using artificial intelligence —in the Pacific with 25th Infantry Division this week. “Next Gen C2 is the vehicle, I think, that’s going to bring artificial intelligence and its capabilities to our commanders in the future. We think through the data, the data needs to be accessible, because if data is not accessible and it’s not secure, then it can’t be used by software, it can’t be used by algorithms and…

The other day a customer asked what types of inscriptions were common on sword blades. The answer is “various things”, but after some thought we can break down the types of things written on the blades of European swords into a few categories. First, religious references or prayers. At first thought it might seem incongruous to have religious markings on a weapon, but when you realize that drawing a sword in earnest came with the very real possibility that it was the last thing you might ever do, it makes more sense.These invocations are often pleas for divine mercy rather…

Introduction Very few periods in History managed to capture the hearts and minds of historians and history buffs as much as Antiquity and Medieval times. Together, they span 2 millennia and witnessed the rise, fall, and rise again of major empires and civilizations, such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, Macedonian, and numerous others. Great figures and heroes emerged, states were formed, religions came and went, and warfare changed in more ways than one can count. Those are truly fascinating periods, and the ramifications and echoes of what transpired in these long threads on the tapestry of History are still felt…