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Pentagon Will Curb Number Of Furlough Days For Civilians
March 27, 2013 Employees will have to take 14 unpaid days off over the next few months instead of the 22 the Pentagon had originally estimated.
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Hagel Sworn In As Defense Secretary
February 27, 2013 After a somewhat stormy debate in the Senate over his confirmation, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has taken over the top job at the Pentagon.
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Pentagon Details Which Benefits Will Be Extended To Same-Sex Partners
February 11, 2013 Commissary privileges, family center programs, dependent I.D. cards, joint duty assignments and space-available travel on military aircraft are among the benefits that will become available.
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Boy Scouts Delay Decision About Gays; Pentagon May Extend Some Benefits
February 6, 2013 Two stories about gay rights are breaking: Leaders of the Boy Scouts are debating whether local troops should be allowed to have gay members and leaders; and the Pentagon is reportedly looking to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of military personnel.
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Former Marine Who Shot At The Pentagon Sentenced To 25 Years
January 11, 2013 Yonathan Melaku, the former Marine who admitting to firing a gun at several U.S. military buildings in the Washington, D.C., area in 2010, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, in a plea deal that makes his sentence non-negotiable. After his arrest, Melaku was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Obama Nominates Hagel For Defense, Brennan For CIA
January 7, 2013 The president is moving to fill two key posts on his national security team. If confirmed, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel (a Republican) would lead the Pentagon. John Brennan, the president's counterterrorism adviser, would be at the Central Intelligence Agency.
It's All Politics
Looming Spending Cuts Would Hit Hard All Over
December 5, 2012 If Congress fails to reach an agreement on tax increases and spending cuts this year, it will mean sharp reductions in a broad swath of federal spending, from defense and Medicare to education and unemployment benefits. Economists say the cuts would be a serious setback for the economy as a whole.
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Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet
November 8, 2012 A number of people are in the running for Cabinet appointments in President Obama's second term.
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Pentagon May Take Legal Action Against SEAL Author
August 30, 2012 In a letter to the author, the Defense Department's general counsel said No Easy Day violated the author's agreements not to divulge military secrets. The book goes on sale Sept. 4.
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Pentagon Is Prepping Defenses Against Iran, 'Wall Street Journal' Reports
July 17, 2012 Officials tell the newspaper that the U.S. is building a missile-defense radar station in Qatar and will hold its "biggest-ever minesweeping exercises in the Persian Gulf." Also, a second aircraft carrier is being sent to the region.
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About 25,000 Troops May Be Needed In Afghanistan After 2014, Planners Say
May 2, 2012 NATO would likely contribute some of the forces, but the U.S. would supply the bulk. They would include trainers as well as thousands of Green Berets and other special operations troops who would work with Afghans on counter-terror missions.
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Pranksters Put Fake Ensign's Portrait On Pentagon Wall; It Stayed For Months
April 17, 2012 No one noticed that "Ensign Chuck Hord," who was supposedly lost at sea in 1908, had a very modern looking hair cut. But the fun was over when The Wall Street Journal started asking questions.
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Report: Pentagon 'Beginning Review Of Syria Options'
February 8, 2012 "The Pentagon and the U.S. Central Command have begun a preliminary internal review of U.S. military capabilities," CNN is reporting. But U.S. officials also stress that they are committed to finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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Pentagon's Spending On Key Injuries Isn't Being Tracked Well, Auditors Say
January 27, 2012 The Defense Department has spent close to $3 billion since 2007 to treat and study traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder. But a federal investigation finds that it's difficult to figure out how the money's been spent.
