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Congress reportedly declined an Army request for $400 million to buy Microsoft headsets after concerns over testing, but a new generation of the devices is still being funded.

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on the Pentagon Naming Commission's proposal to rename Army bases and remove Confederate statues and art on 'America Reports.'to purchase additional Microsoft mixed reality headsets, instead realigning funding to develop new models that will address issues with the current devices.

The $400 million request was included in the $1.75 trillion government funding bill, according to Bloomberg.

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