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Service member suicide rates dropped by 11% in 2024, Pentagon finds

Despite the decline, 472 service members died by suicide last year, continuing a yearslong trend of increasing suicide rates among active duty service members.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  Senate Committee passes reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP

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  U.S. Postal Service could offer more government services, IG says

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  Tax delinquency rates for federal employees and retirees are climbing

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  Senators approve resolution to withhold their paychecks during future gove…

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  House lawmakers push to bolster the TSA budget

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  DoD launches a department-wide review of the military legal system

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  Veterans Affairs approves nearly $600 million in infrastructure improvemen…

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  Federal government employment continues to decline

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  Nearly 12, 000 retirement claims enter OPM’s system in April

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  Federal workers’ compensation is getting an overhaul

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  Tech Force program makes its first official hire

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  Defense Department launches new website to streamline military moves

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  Thrift Savings Plan funds rebound in April

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  Pentagon looks to expand protections for military families in privatized h…

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  Political appointees exempt from new performance evaluations

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  Lawmakers look to expand incentives to retain Air Force pilots and Airmen