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On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:

Petitioning the government shouldn't be so convoluted and expensive.

A Veterans Affairs rule change could mean health care benefits for a million more veterans.

How the rules are changing for defense weapons contractors.


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The Air Force’s in-depth report to Congress says moving all National Guard space units to the Space Force is the best path forward. But the Air National Guard, governors in all 55 states and territories and a bipartisan group of 85 lawmakers are pushing back against the Pentagon’s plan.
The study that’s been in the works for quite some time examines three possible courses of actions. It lays out the feasibility and advisability of giving the Space Force its own Guard component, leaving things as they currently are and moving Guard space functions and personnel to the Space Force. The study looks into risks, costs and benefits of each course of action.
The overall costs for all options are roughly the same, the study concludes, and the Air Force can execute any course of action if required. The study’s recommendation — transferring all space functions from the Guard into the Space Force
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The Senate managed to pass an important bill last week, authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. That makes the House "it," so to speak. The Senate will move onto some federal bread-and-butter issues, though: Telework and technology procurement. For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.
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New military aircraft designs don't necessarily require super jet engines or hundreds of billions in development costs. A case in point: The Navy's bid for a light plane that can take off and land in less than a football field. The Naval Air Systems Command recently hired a company called Electra to study the development of such an electrically-powered plane. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the founder and CEO of Electra.aero, John Langford.
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