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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill makes permanent the Department of Defense (DOD) direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities (i.e., any DOD depot, arsenal, or shipyard in the United States), the Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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