Pentagon
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Women in military and their roles being evaluated by leaders
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Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
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Congress members push military sex abuse bill
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A handful of House and Senate members introduced a bill Thursday that would mandate a dishonorable discharge for any service member convicted of rape or sexual assault.
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Guantanamo Bay prison needs $450 million for maintenance
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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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The Pentagon, cloud computing, and a mobile milestone
CommentCorrin interview May 20, 2013
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Pentagon furloughs to be cut back to 11 days per civilian worker
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Civilian employees at the Pentagon will still likely be furloughed, but not for as long as originally expected, Politico reports.
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Pentagon: Reported sexual assaults up last year
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Officials say a new Pentagon study reports that the number of sexual assaults reported by members of the military rose from 3,192 to 3,374 in 2012.
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Defense officials, some lawmakers at odds on Syria
CommentDonnelly interview April 18, 2013
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Pentagon furloughs may be cut to 7 days
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Senior Pentagon leaders are suggesting they may be able to cut the number from 14 to as few as seven, defense officials said Thursday.
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North Korea nuclear showdown now includes another military element
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Guam is a named player in the North Korea nuclear showdown, which is striking for an island known for its slow pace and laid-back attitudes.
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Fine tuning federal furloughs
CommentRose interview April 1, 2013
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Pentagon cuts number of furlough days
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Defense officials say the Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will have to take in the next several months from 22 to 14, reducing the financial impact of the budget cuts on as many as 700,000 workers.
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Fairfax Connector routes to Pentagon from Reston saved
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Pentagon employees who have relied on a popular bus route from Fairfax County to Arlington are breathing a sigh of relief Thursday after their service was saved, WTOP reports.
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Experts: Defense officials in denial over automatic spending cuts
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Despite the ongoing, looming threat of major budget cuts due to sequestration that lasted for months, experts say that Department of Defense officials largely believed the cuts would never come.
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The long-term outlook for defense spending
CommentDonnelly interview March 21, 2013
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Defense Department says it will delay furloughs
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The delay comes as defense officials continue to wrangle over how many civilians should be exempt from the unpaid leave requirement, including how much of the U.S. intelligence community should be excluded.
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Sequestration 2013: Pentagon furlough notices to go out Friday, report says
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A Pentagon official says furlough notices will likely begin to go out to employees on Friday, Government Executive and Federal News Radio report.
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Pentagon spending $1 billion on unemployment program for veterans
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Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment checks to former troops who left the military voluntarily.
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Senate leaders join group questioning new medal
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The proposed Distinguished Warfare Medal would rank ahead of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
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