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Hegseth Is Right About DEI: US Military Faces Historic Recruiting Crisis Because of It

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A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion has damaged the effectiveness of the U.S. military and hurt recruitment numbers. Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, on Tuesday. One exchange in particular highlighted the wrongheaded thinking that infects some in the current U.S. leadership and how it addresses the military’s challenges. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking member of the panel, said in hostile questioning of Hegseth that the military is “more diverse than it has ever been” and…

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50,000 companies on hold because of GSA’s UEI validation problems

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Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Editor’s Note: Updated on Nov. 2 with comments from GSA about the UEI validation service backlog. It’s now November, and the General Services Administration still hasn’t fixed the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) transition to the new validation service that began in April. And as many as 50,000 companies and grantees still are waiting to fix validation issues that is causing delays in awards and in getting paid. The almost six-month old problem…

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It’s Time for Parents to Lead on Education Because They ‘Know Their Children Best’

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When it comes to children’s education, parents know best, Laura Zorc says.  As the mother of four kids herself, Zorc has been fighting for education reform since 2013, when her home state of Florida began adopting Common Core education goals. She successfully rallied a group of parents to stand against the federally funded learning standards. Now, she is training parents across the nation to be advocates for their own children in the classroom. “Just because we send our kids to these government public schools, that does not mean the moment…

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Trump Says He Was Not Briefed On Russian Bounties Because Intelligence ‘Not Credible’ – NPR

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Trump Says He Was Not Briefed On Russian Bounties Because Intelligence ‘Not Credible’  NPR Trump: I was not told about ‘Russian bounties’ plot because it was not credible  The Guardian President Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops  WMUR Manchester Trump denies briefing on reported Russian bounties against US troops in Afghanistan  The Japan Times ‘Nobody told me!’ Trump humiliation as US president shuts down Russian bounty claims  Express.co.uk View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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