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Every year, the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, brings back the same difficult truth: federal service is not always performed behind a desk, and risk does not always announce itself in advance. Sixty-nine federal employees were among those who died that day — including 62 at the Pentagon, three at the World Trade Center, three aboard Flight 93, one aboard Flight 77 at the Pentagon and one aboard Flight 175 at the World Trade Center. Many more reported for duty afterward to secure facilities, investigate the attacks, transport people, provide emergency assistance and help the country recover.For their families, the…

Compound lifts can add a lot of muscle-building volume to a program, but they also get expensive as fatigue builds. A set of squats or bench presses can start crisp and powerful, then slow down considerably once the reps pile up. Technique often starts changing right along with that drop in speed. Hypertrophy cluster sets give you another way to organize that work. Short rest periods inside the set let you chip away at a larger rep target while giving force production and bar speed a chance to recover between clusters. You still accumulate the volume needed to support muscle…

A former UFC champion has similar sentiments about Ilia Topuria as Justin Gaethje. Gaethje dethroned Topuria on June 14 at UFC Freedom 250. “The Highlight” broke Topuria’s nose and both orbital bones and also shattered his foot. After 20 minutes, the 29-year-old’s corner decided to stop the bout, as Topuria was not fit to continue for another five minutes. WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14: Justin Gaethje strikes Ilia Topuria of Spain in the UFC lightweight championship fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by…

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy is planning to install Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane by September 2028.The reactor’s deployment helps carry out President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order calling for the swift integration of nuclear power within the military, with a goal of having at least one working reactor on a military base by Sept. 30, 2028.“The MMR installation will provide reliable, around-the-clock power independent of the commercial electric grid, capable of sustaining critical operations under the most demanding conditions,” a Pentagon release said.The reactor will help create American jobs, bolster…

Story September 10, 2026 Future aircraft platforms like the FLRAA will leverage time-sensitive networking (TSN) to improve system connection in military aircraft platforms. Image credit: Trevor Raney/Army Communications and Outreach Office/via DVIDS High-criticality and Design Assurance Level (DAL)-certifiable time-sensitive networking (TSN) networks for flight-critical systems may be a few years out, as any new technology takes time to harden and then prove airworthiness to the certification authorities. But for the large number of mission systems on today’s networked platforms, TSN can bring long-awaited time awareness to Ethernet communications. TSN is a critical technology now undergoing wider adoption, holding great promise…

MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense announce the notification by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) of long-range land strike. The two companies have been chosen to provide the sovereign THUNDART solution, designed to renew France’s ground-launched tactical deep strike capability by preparing the replacement of the Unitary Rocket Launcher (LRU, Lance-Roquettes Unitaire). Developed jointly by MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense, THUNDART will provide the French Army with a new long-range precision strike capability, adapted to the requirements of high-intensity conflict and capable of operating in the most contested environments. Designed, developed and produced in France, THUNDART will also…

Editor’s note: This story was updated to include a comment from a Pentagon official.Retired Army special operations master sergeant Pasha Palanker first met Marc Andersen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the man who now manages Army finances was handing out diapers at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, as part of volunteer work to support military families. Palanker was impressed — both by Andersen’s tall stature and formidable presence and by how he seemed to be serving the military community without a spotlight or a political agenda. The two quickly developed a close relationship. On Sept. 5, Palanker posted a series of…

The Postal Service’s top executive says the agency stands in the middle of a legal battle over mail-in ballots that is largely out of its control. The head of the American Postal Workers Union says its frontline employees are being put in a similar situation. In the lead up to this year’s midterm election, federal lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration’s executive order imposing new rules on mail-in voting. Those cases are once again before the Supreme Court. APWU President Jonathan Smith told Government Executive that bargaining unit employees haven’t gotten training on the changes outlined in the Trump administration’s executive order. USPS,…

U.S. President Donald Trump departed ​Washington, D.C., for Texas on Wednesday aboard the Air Force One plane ‌gifted by Qatar after an emergency slide was accidentally deployed and was removed.Military personnel accidentally triggered the slide, a person ​briefed on the matter told Reuters.The slide was activated shortly before Trump was due to board for a flight to Dallas for the first-ever Republican midterm convention. The issue briefly delayed Trump’s departure.Asked by a journalist whether he was sure that the plane was safe to fly, Trump said: “Yeah, I am, or I wouldn’t be on it.”The emergency slide was seen being…

On 16th July the Space Development Agency performed its third launch of Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche-1 satellites, taking the total number of Tranche-1 spacecraft in orbit to 63. The launch took place at Vandenburg airbase, California. (Space Development Agency)A recent launch of low Earth orbit satellites enlarges the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation, providing additional satellite communications to US forces worldwide.The United States Department of Defence (US DOD) launched the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) in 2023 following a rebrand of the erstwhile National Defence Space Architecture (NDSA) initiative. The NDSA was a Space Development Agency (SDA) programme tasked…