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Soldier charged with secretly videotaping women at West Point
An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
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Pentagon wants $450 million for Gitmo upgrades
The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.
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85,000 veterans treated for sexual assault injuries in 2012
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.
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Senate committee nixes e-Verify expansion
A move to expand the digital system that verifies employment eligibility for people in the United States has been voted down, Federal Computing Weekly says.
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Report: GSA owes $3+ million to small business
The General Services Administration will pay more than $3 million to government-contracted small businesses who did not receive minimum guaranteed payments for their services.
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Report: Hagel to cut Pentagon furloughs to 11 days
Civilian employees at the Pentagon will still likely be furloughed, but not for as long as originally expected, Politico reports.
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Help wanted: Vets need resume revisions to get hired
Companies nationwide are vowing to hire veterans, but those who have served the Unites States and are returning to civilian live are constantly being hamstrung by their complex resumes.
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Feds speed up student visa verification after Boston attack
The system, which will launch on or around June 1, is aimed to rework the way officials can search for visa information for everyone coming in and out of the United States.
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China denies cyberattacks on U.S. government systems
China's military on Tuesday denied renewed U.S. accusations that it sponsored cyberattacks and said the two sides should cooperate against the global threat of computer crime.
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DHS employees may have had personal info compromised
Employees who worked at the agency's headquarters, for Customs and Border Protection and ICE over the past four years are among those impacted, officials told employees.
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IG: Sequestration to hit GSA's efforts to cut waste
According to Federal Times, the GSA stands to lose $250 million in funding next year. That funding would force it to cut back on projects that find waste and fraud impacting American taxpayers.
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McCaskill moves to halt government executive bonuses
A bill introduced to the Senate would block senior government executives from receiving bonuses as long as sequestration cuts are in effect, Government Executive reports.
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Military health care money could run out by August
Most of the cuts will impact Tricare contracts, officials say. Tricare is the health care program that serves a great many military members both in the United States and stationed worldwide.
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Sequestration forces cutbacks of firefighters at Forest Service
As the hot and dry weather that comes with summer approaches, the U.S. Forest Service is being forced to cut 500 firefighters and 50 engines this year due to budget cuts.
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OPM to take on federal gender pay gap
President Barack Obama is tasking the Office of Personnel Management to figure out which federal agencies are still paying men more than women on average, Federal News Radio reports.
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Hagel orders search for degrading material in military offices
The Secretary of Defense says that military officers and workplaces around the world will undergo scrutiny in an attempt to get rid of materials that degrade others or foster an "offensive work environment," Army Times says.
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Report: USDA axes plans to furlough thousands of workers
The USDA is reversing plans to furlough nearly 10,000 workers due to sequestration after a shift in funding and increased attention to savings, Federal News Radio reports.
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Military leaders begrudge low readiness levels
Budget cuts across several branches of the United States military, most notably the Marines and the Navy, are challenging their readiness, Federal News Radio reports.
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