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How US Military Structure Overcomes the Gender Pay Gap
While sexual harassment remains an issue, military pay is non-negotiable and all troops must 'lean-in'.
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Putting Civilians in US Troop Support Jobs Could Save Billions, Report Says
Converting 80,000 active-duty jobs to civilian positions could save as much as $5.7B per year, according to a new Congressional Budget Office analysis.
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Obama Administration to Announce New Terrorism Alert System
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says the president will soon announce a new terrorism threat alert system to address what he called intermediate-level threats to the United States.
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Pentagon Bought Itself $150M in Unnecessary Luxury Homes in Afghanistan, Watchdog Says
Twenty percent of a special task force's budget went to things like queen-sized beds and private security guards rather than far cheaper stays on a military base, a new report alleges.
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Special Ops Survey Showed 85% Opposed Serving With Women
If integration of women is going to work, special operations leaders will have to convince the rank-and-file.
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Japan's Military Is Recruiting More Women for Its Growing Global Role
A looming gender imbalance is compelling Tokyo to create new jobs and facilities for females throughout its defense ministry.
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SOCOM’s Votel Is Top Choice to Take Over CENTCOM
The move would put a special operations leader in charge of all operations in the Middle East — including the fight against ISIS.
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No Exceptions: Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women
In a historic decision, Ash Carter rebuffs Marine Corps, says the joint “force of the future” must integrate at every level and open its doors to America’s finest — male or female.
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Carter: US Military May Start Handing Captured ISIS Over to Law Enforcement
U.S. eyeing 'full range' of options, including transfers to international authorities.
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The ISIS Fight Is Reshaping US Arms Exports to Its Partners
A slight uptick in approvals for sales to anti-ISIS coalition partners has masked a big shift in the kinds of weapons being sold.
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Carter Taps Former Aide as Military Adviser
The US defense secretary, who fired his previous aide, has asked Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Eric Smith to step in.
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US Deploying a ‘Targeting Force’ to Iraq, Syria. Expect Unilateral Special-Ops Raids.
Defense secretary: ground operations are more extensive than previously described, and are still growing.
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How America Can Get Its Mojo Back
National service evangelists hope to inspire a cultural shift among millennials.
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OPM Just Now Figured Out How Much Data It Owns
Months after it announced it was hacked, the agency has finally put together an inventory of its own servers.
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Kunduz Investigation Blames Aircrew, SOF Commander, Computers
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan detailed a stunning list of “tragic but avoidable” human and technology failures that doomed the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital.
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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Pentagon Launches Personnel-System Overhaul
A first tranche of reforms omits some highly anticipated fixes, but seeks to lay the groundwork for more.
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Army, Air Force Acquisition Chiefs to Step Down
The departures of William LaPlante and Heidi Shyu will likely leave the Air Force and Army without permanent procurement leaders until 2017.
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Nigeria Has a $2B Arms Fraud Problem
While Boko Haram swept across the country, a former national security adviser awarded 'phantom contracts' to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, bombs that were never supplied.
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