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The Federal Trade Commission advises troops and their families, as well as Defense Department civilians and contractors to think before they buy holiday gift cards this season, and buy from sources they know and trust. (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the man accused of fatally killing 13 people at Fort Hood and a radical Muslim cleric. A key senator says there could be more communications that might have (Read More)
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A nonprofit medical foundation is trying to convince the Defense Department to loosen restrictions on the radio spectrum to allow wide use of micro-stimulators to treat spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and other (Read More)
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A congressional watchdog agency reported Thursday that the Defense Department cannot locate post-deployment health questionnaires for more than 72,000 people — about 23 percent of service members who have returned from combat (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile military service members hidden in the ranks, following the Fort Hood shooting rampage, and lapses that might allow others to slip (Read More)
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The Pentagon should rewrite ethics rules for retired generals who work as advisers for the military while representing defense contractors, Arizona Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers said Wednesday.“The important thing is t (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — Six months after Marine Lt. Gen. Gary McKissock retired in 2002, he did what many other ex-military leaders do: He joined the board of directors of a defense contractor, a company doing business with his former s (Read More)
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A recent funeral at Arlington National Cemetery brought to light the ongoing search the Defense Department has undertaken to make sure every servicemember who goes abroad comes home. (Read More)
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“Gray area” military retirees who were promised health care coverage under Tricare may have to wait a year or longer for benefits to begin, Tricare officials are warning.Reserve retirees, who have had to wait until age 60 bef (Read More)
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The soldier who remains unaccounted for after being swept away by a river in Afghanistan on Nov. 4, was identified Wednesday by the Defense Department as Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va.He and a fellow soldier, Spc (Read More)
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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recognized the Defense Department's top teachers at a Pentagon ceremony telling them, "there is probably no more important profession at this time than teaching.". (Read More)
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Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile Soldiers (Read More)
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A Congressional mandate to ensure the new Walter Reed National Medical Center will be a “world-class” medical center has turned into a war of words between the deputy secretary of defense and an independent review board charg (Read More)
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A House-passed national health care reform bill will not reduce health care choices or increase costs for veterans, the military, and military retirees and their families, House Democrats said, accusing opponents of the Affor (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — The FBI's effort after 9/11 to improve terrorism investigations will face sharp scrutiny this week as Congress begins probing whether authorities missed or ignored warning signs about the Army major charged with (Read More)
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Army Secretary John McHugh has ordered an investigation into allegations of poor record keeping and “lost accountability of some graves” at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense Department announced. (Read More)
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All active-duty and reserve-component military branches met or exceeded their recruiting goals for October continuing a successful military recruiting mission that had a banner year in fiscal 2009, Defense Department official (Read More)
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This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.The Defense Department is kicking off a program to design, build and demonstrate prototypes of the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) to protect U. (Read More)