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• FAA Authorizes Drone Operators to Aid Hurricane Damage Assessments

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• Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker: Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Could Extend Fighter Jets’ Operational Range

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• Report: White House Eyes Linking Debt Ceiling Increase to Potential $6B Hurricane Relief Package

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• NASA Hosts Interagency Meeting on In-Space Structure Assembly

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• USAF Takes Over NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission

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• David DeVries Appointed Michigan State CIO

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• GAO: DoD Should Reassess Newly-Established Leadership Roles for Service Contract Mgmt

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• USCIS Gets 15-Year Lease for Consolidated HQ in Maryland

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• Army Ramps Up Mobile Rocket Launcher Production Through Industry Collaboration

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• Heather Wilson: Continuing Resolution Could Delay Air Force T-X Trainer Contract, Recruitment Efforts

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• Trump to Nominate Rep. Jim Bridenstine as NASA Chief

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• Reports: Air Force Lifts Flight Ceiling on F-35As at Arizona’s Luke AFB

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• Report: US to Lift Weight Limit on South Korean Missiles

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• US Govt Officials Urge UN Security Council to Impose Fuel Trade Sanctions on North Korea

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• North Carolina National Guard Conducts New Equipment Training on Textron-Built UAS Platform

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• HR Vet Jeff Pon to Be Nominated as OPM Director

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• Inspector General: IRS Cybersecurity Center Should Improve Incident Reporting, Employee Training Activities

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• Proposed Bill Would Provide Nearly $8B for Hurricane Harvey Response & Recovery

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• Emily Webster Murphy to Receive GSA Administrator Nomination

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• Donald Trump to Nominate OMB Adviser Margaret Weichert as Deputy Director for Management

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• Lucian Niemeyer: DoD Supports Draft Senate Bill to Authorize New BRAC Round

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• Robert Behler to be Nominated DoD Operational Test & Evaluation Director

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• Heather Wilson: Air Force Eyes Combat Demo After Light Attack Aircraft Experiment’s Completion

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• Trump OKs 1.9% Pay Raise for Federal Civilian Employees, 2.1% for Uniformed Service Members

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• Reports: Trump Strikes Deal With Democratic Leaders Over 3-Month CR, Debt Ceiling Hike

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• Report: NASA Explores Cost Reduction Strategies for Jupiter Moon Lander Mission

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• NIST Partners With MKS Instruments to Build Portable Device to Measure Pressure

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• CIA’s Dawn Meyerriecks Seeks to Boost Credibility of AI-Generated Intelligence

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• NGA, Partners Complete Digital Elevation Modeling of Arctic Region

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• Richard Spencer: Navy Wants Industry Input on Maritime Disaster Response Procedures

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• Profile: Richard Ledgett, Retired Deputy Director of NSA

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• GAO: Congress Should Extend FITARA Data Center Consolidation Provisions’ Expiration Beyond October 2018

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• GAO: DoD Must Address Persistent Maintenance, Training Challenges of Navy Fleet

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• Vice Adm. Mathias Winter: Continuing Resolution Would Affect F-35 Devt, Testing Activities

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• US Signs Cooperation Deal With Kuwait on Customs-Related Matters

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• Report: Air Force, White House Explore Presidential Aircraft Cost Reduction Strategies

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• Paul Trombino to Be Nominated for FHWA Leadership Post

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• White House Opposes Senate’s Army Tactical Network Funding Restriction Plan

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• Report: UN Agency Proposes Single Worldwide UAS Registry

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• Virginia to Discontinue Touch-Screen Voting System Due to Cyber Risks

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• Army Eyes New Acquisition Strategy for Lightweight Precision Munitions

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• NBIB to Test New Federal Employee Investigation System

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• Congress OKs $15B Emergency Funding Package, 3-Month Debt Limit Extension

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• Senate Committee Drafts Bill on Automated Vehicle Cybersecurity

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• UN Security Council OKs Resolution to Impose Textile, Crude Oil Sanctions on North Korea

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• Army Officials Urge Service Members to Bolster Social Media Security

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• Reports: US National Debt Exceeds $20T After Congress, Trump Approve Debt Limit Bill

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• Commerce Dept Reports Fiscal 2016 Tech Transfer Initiatives

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• Dan Coats, Jeff Sessions Want Congress to Renew Foreign Intell Surveillance Authority

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• House Approves DHS Database Consolidation Bill

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• Sens. David Perdue, Johnny Isakson Introduce NDAA Amendment to Protect JSTARS Recap Program

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• DOE Invests $50M in National Laboratories’ Infrastructure Security R&D Projects

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• James Mattis: 3-Month CR to Delay Induction of 11 Navy Ships, Impact 18 Army New-Start Projects

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• NGA Offers Imagery, Mapping Data to Hurricane Response Efforts

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• NASA Explores Potential Saturn Missions to Succeed Cassini

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• Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker: Defense Spending Modifications Affected Naval Aviation Enterprise Readiness

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• DHS Issues Directive to Remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software From Federal Data Systems

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• DoD Units, Universities Test Air Platforms in GPS-Denied Environment

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• Walter Copan Nominated NIST Director, Commerce Undersecretary for Standards & Tech

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• NASA Picks 5 Research Proposals to Determine Commercial Space Devt Opportunities

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• Senate Advances $700B Defense Policy Bill for Fiscal 2018

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• House OKs $1.2T Fiscal 2018 Spending Package

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• U.S. Federal Govt to Hold Tech & Cyber Job Fair in November

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• Navy-Led International Team Deploys Buoys to Collect Weather, Oceanographic Data

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• DARPA Seeks Proposals for 6 New Research Programs Under Electronics Resurgence Initiative

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• CBP to Examine Potential Use of Small UAS in Border Patrol Missions

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• 5 Tech Groups Ask Senate to Insert Govt IT Modernization Bill in FY 2018 NDAA

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• Robert Cardillo: NGA in Talks With Congress to Trade Govt Data Sets for Industry’s AI, Algorithms

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• Thomas Harker to Be Nominated Assistant Secretary of Navy Financial Mgmt & Comptroller Office

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• Air Force Accepts 2 New Space Object Tracking Satellites Into Operation

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• USAF Opens Air Defense Facility in Israel

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• FirstNet Board OKs $74M Fiscal 2018 Public Safety Network Budget

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• Senate Approves $700B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2018

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• Report: GSA Promotes Mary Davie to Federal Acquisition Service Deputy Commissioner

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• NIST Nominee Walter Copan Cites Cybersecurity, Govt-Industry Partnerships as Top Priorities

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• Air Force to Review Science & Tech Research Strategy

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• Senate-Approved Fiscal 2018 NDAA Includes Govt IT Modernization Bill

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• Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch: Air Force May Unveil T-X Developer Before Actual Contract Award

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• Michael Hayden: NSA, Cybercom Should Split Leadership

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• Library of Congress Launches New Website to Discover Creative Uses of Digital Collections

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• DARPA Holds Talks to Discuss Biotech Research Programs

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• DOE Program Seeks to Help Industry Partners Develop Materials for Extreme Conditions

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• Report: Scott Blackburn Named Interim VA CIO

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• Reports: White House to Shift Nonmilitary Firearm Export Oversight to Commerce Dept

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• Australia Unveils Defense Investment Priorities for 2018

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• GAO: Continuing Resolution, Sequestration Impact Timing of Federal Agency Spending

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• Army to Rank Equipment Programs Under Strategic Portfolio Analysis & Review

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• NASA to Decommission GRACE Earth Science Satellite Duo; Alan Buis Comments

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• Gen. John Hyten: Stratcom Prioritizes Nuclear Deterrence

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• Lt. Gen. Marshall Webb: Air Force to Declare AC-130J Gunship Initial Operating Capability Soon

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• Report: Air Force to Mull Potential Light ISR Aircraft Demo

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• SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Discloses 2016 Cyber Breach of Disclosure Document Collection System

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• GSA Revises Special Item Number on Professional Services Schedule to Cover ID Protection Services

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• Patrick Shanahan: DoD to Create New Steering Group to Accelerate Cloud Adoption

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• Bill Would Establish National Standard for Cyber Breach Notification

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• FCC Issues Requirements for FirstNet Opt-Out States

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• Army Develops Game-Based Test System for Military Gear, Operation Concepts

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• Commerce Dept Wants Public Feedback on Proposed Regulations for 911 Grant Program

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• John Roth to Be Nominated Air Force Assistant Secretary for Financial Mgmt

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• GSA Posts Web Resources of Enterprise Infrastructure Service Providers

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• Ted McCan: House, Senate Lawmakers to Propose Bill on Evidence-Based Policymaking

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• Former Rep. Mike Rogers: DHS Needs More Resources, Authority to Manage National Cyber Platform

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• Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Unveils Study Areas for 2018

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• US, EU Complete 1st Data Protection Framework Review

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• GAO: Agencies Should Adopt Planning Practices for Telecoms Contract Transition to Avoid Schedule Delays

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• Trump Announces Minimum Security Requirements for US Visa, Immigration Vetting Procedures

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• Robert Strayer Joins State Dept as Tech Policy Lead

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• Inspector General: NASA Should Improve UAS Asset Management

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• Air Force Sends Bomber, Fighter Aircraft Over Demilitarized Zone Near North Korea

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• Marines Conduct Hot-Loading Mission on F-35B Aircraft

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• Report: DHS to Introduce Federal Dashboard for Cybersecurity

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• Ryan McCarthy: Funding Predictability Key to Maintain Army Readiness, Modernization Efforts

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• National Guard Provides Comms System to Aid Hurricane Recovery Efforts

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• Senators Express Concern Over Decision to Exclude Aerial Refueling for Future Air Force One

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• GSA Unveils Roadmap to Help Companies Join Multiple Award Schedules

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• Simon Birmingham: Australia to Create Natl Space Agency

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• DISA Supports Air Force Command ORS-5 Satellite Communications

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• GAO: Navy, Marine Corps Should Adopt Amphibious Operations Training Strategy

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• Navy Applies Collaborative IT Contracting Process

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• CCoE Seeks Federal, Industry Input on Cloud Acquisition Guidance Documents

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• Chris Wlaschin: HHS Cyber Center Aims to Distill Threat Info For Healthcare Sector

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• Robert McMahon to Be Nominated DoD Assistant Secretary for Logistics, Materiel Readiness

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• NASA, Russian Counterpart Form Deep Space Gateway Partnership

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• John Sullivan: State Dept to Elevate Cybersecurity, Upgrade IT Systems Under Reorganization Plan

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• Report: Pentagon Wants to Redirect $416M in Funds Toward Missile Defense Programs

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• GSA Launches Beta Version of Updated Procurement Site; Christy Hermansen Comments

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• James Mattis: US Govt Commits to Help Afghanistan Mitigate Regional, Safety Challenges

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• Federal CIO Margie Graves: Agencies Move to Implement Standardized IT Spending Tracker

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• Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford: Army to Stop WIN-T Increment 2 Procurement by End of FY 2018

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• Profile: Kevin Garrison, Chief of Analytics, Office of the DoD CIO

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• In the News: Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., NASA’s Acting Administrator

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• FAA to Restrict Drone Operations Over DOI-Recognized Landmarks

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• FedRAMP Rolls Out ‘Tailored’ Baseline for Low-Risk Cloud SaaS Offerings

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• Gen. Joseph Dunford Gets Senate OK for 2nd Term as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman

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• USAID Issues Grants to 25 Global Research Efforts

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• GAO: Federal Agencies Need to Establish Measures to Track, Reduce Contract Closeout Backlog

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• GAO: DoD Lacks Data to Manage Single Source of Supply Risks

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• Pentagon to Implement Changes to Tricare System in 2018 Under Interim Final Rule

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