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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government Debt, Emergency Incidents, Theft
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Electronics, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark Kirk, Justice System, Science and Technology
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Adultery, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Military Justice
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A troubled timeline: Recent developments regarding military sexual assaults
May 5 Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, is arrested on suspicion of drunkenly grabbing a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. At the time, he led the Air Force's sexual assault prevention program. His trial is set for July 18 in Arlington...Tags: Barack Obama, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sexual Assault, Fort Hood (military base), U.S. Department of Defense
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading...Tags: Arts and Culture, Triple Crown, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Tea Party Movement
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AP IMPACT: Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek VA health care, disability benefits
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the...Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Vietnam, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Military Justice, Sexual Assault
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Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek disability, health care after leaving service
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Justice System, U.S. Department of Defense
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness crisis
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government Debt, Career and Workplace, Military Equipment, Elections
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Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge
Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...
Tags: U.S. Military, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Sexual Assault, Lotteries
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Defense to furlough most of its 800,000 civilians
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will furlough most of its 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days, a decision that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called “difficult” but necessary to meet mandatory federal spending cuts this year...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Commissaries feel hiring freeze, fear budget squeeze
Base commissaries face turbulent times as staff vacancies swell under a federal hiring freeze, employee furloughs remain a worry and the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) digests budget guidance for fiscal 2015 that will force new efficiencies on stores...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Budget Control Act of 2011
May 23, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 18, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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