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All 8 Women Fail To Advance To Next Phase of Ranger School
But all eight, along with 101 male soldiers, earned the right to restart the first training phase next week.
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Pentagon Workers Put Escorts and Casino Bets on DOD Charge Cards
Over the course of a year, Defense Department employees put nearly $1 million spent at casinos on government charge cards, a pending investigation has revealed.
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The Man Under the Flattop: Who is Paul Selva?
Two key military assignments helped position Air Force Gen. Paul Selva to become the next Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff — and perhaps, eventually, the chairman.
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US Allies Cleared to Buy Arms Worth $3.5 Billion
The State Department OKs two key missile deals for Pacific Rim nations, a million-plus mortar rounds for Iraqis fighting ISIS, and more.
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Marine Commandant, Air Force Cargo Pilot Tapped to Lead Pentagon
A former commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the head of Transportation Command will be Obama’s picks to lead the military during a time of swelling threats, widened missions, and budget uncertainty.
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Number of Security Clearance Holders Drops 12 Percent
Federal agencies have trimmed the ranks of employees and contractors with access to classified information.
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Defense Secretary to Troops: I Need You to Say ‘Enough’ to Sexual Assault
Ash Carter says the military has too many other challenges to let this one fester.
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Veterans Sue the VA Over Access to Medical Records
Some veterans are upset they're having to waiting hundreds of days just to advance the process of applying for combat-related compensation.
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Defense Contractors Unsatisfied with Thornberry's Acquisition Bill
A contractor's trade group representing some 400 companies say Rep. Mac Thornberry's acquisition reform bill further complicates an already complicated process.
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Another Try at Curbing VA Bonuses Advances in the House
The new legislation would empower the secretary to block certain retirement benefits while capping bonuses for executives.
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The NSA's Fight To Keep Its Best Hackers
Even with flexible hiring authorities, the agency is losing its elite employees to deep-pocketed cyber-security firms.
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New Pentagon Chief Carter to Court Silicon Valley
The Pentagon wants to partner more with Silicon Valley tech firms, but can radically different cultures find common ground?
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The Pentagon Says This Man Can Fix Its Personnel System
Army Under Secretary and former Congressman Brad Carson takes the reins in an office that has seen nine leaders since 2009.
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Army Shows Women No Slack at Elite Army Ranger Qualifiers
No debate about it, the Army is making the women trying to qualify for Ranger School meet every male standard – just like they want it.
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Pentagon Channel Goes Off the Air
Programming to move online or to the Armed Forces Network.
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Pentagon: We Can’t Afford to Replace Aging ICBMs, Bombers, Subs
Even if sequestration goes away, the Defense Department will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says.
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Pentagon's Next Bomber Will Be Built To Upgrade
The stealthy strike aircraft the Air Force buys this year will look a lot different when it is retired to the boneyard decades from now.
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Pentagon Moves More Communications Gear into Cheyenne Mountain
Largely abandoned a decade ago, the iconic Cold War bunker is getting an upgrade.
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3 Takeaways from Ash Carter's 'Force of the Future'
With the Pentagon already struggling to cap rising personnel costs, are the defense secretary's new plans too ambitious to be sustainable?
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