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GAO Finds Pentagon Needs More Resources to Assess Blast-Exposure Risks

The GAO found that the Pentagon needs additional resources to meet requirements for assessing health risks from military blast exposure. Other headlines say the Pentagon was urged to act on these risks and had rebuffed repeated requests for a Golden Dome briefing.

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Insufficient assessment of blast exposure could limit the military’s ability to identify and address health risks affecting service members.

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  1. Pentagon needs more resources to meet requirements for assessing blast exposure, GAO finds ↗marinecorpstimes.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC
  2. Pentagon Urged to Act on Military Blast Exposure Health Risks ↗military.com · Recorded source date: Aug 20, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC

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