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(AP Photo/Eileen Putman)" width="180" height="120" class="align size-slider_thumbnail_mobile wp-image-3727918" srcset="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-180x120.jpg 180w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-300x200.jpg 300w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-768x512.jpg 768w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-1560x1040.jpg 1560w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-423x282.jpg 423w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-760x507.jpg 760w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-974x650.jpg 974w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-495x330.jpg 495w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-1880x1254.jpg 1880w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-260x174.jpg 260w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-170x114.jpg 170w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-360x240.jpg 360w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-600x400.jpg 600w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-90x60.jpg 90w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-560x374.jpg 560w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-727x485.jpg 727w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-280x187.jpg 280w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-455x305.jpg 455w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-130x87.jpg 130w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-275x185.jpg 275w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-550x370.jpg 550w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-120x80.jpg 120w, https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US_Gender_Passports_27322-e1691787653892-240x160.jpg 240w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" /> </picture> <div class="article__img-credit"><strong> (AP Photo/Eileen Putman)</strong> </figure> </a> <!-- <h5><a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/technology-main/it-modernization/">IT Modernization</a></h5> --> <h5> <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/technology-main/it-modernization/" aria-label="IT Modernization"> IT Modernization </a> </h5> <h3 data-icon=""> <a class="" href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2025/08/the-team-behind-the-on-line-passport-renewal-application-earns-a-medal/" aria-label="The team behind the online passport renewal application earns a medal"> <span class="alternative_headline" data-alternative_headline="5582944" data-alternative_headline_nonce="620730a91e"> The team behind the online passport renewal application earns a medal </span> </a> </h3></section> <section class="story ancillary " > <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/08/how-ai-could-change-front-line-military-jobs/" aria-label="How AI could change front-line military jobs"> <figure> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9079456-600x400.jpg" media="(min-width: 601px)" /> <source data-srcset="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9079456-180x120.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" /> <img src="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9079456-180x120.jpg" alt="U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Comanche company, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, maneuver to an objective during Salaknib 25 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 3, 2025. 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