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Eric Edelman is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. According to whitehouse.gov: Ambassador Eric S. Edelman is the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. His last assignment was as Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey from July 2003... [more]
Eric Edelman is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. According to whitehouse.gov: Ambassador Eric S. Edelman is the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. His last assignment was as Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey from July 2003 to June 2005. From February 2001 to June 2003, he was Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs. Prior to being assigned to the Office of the Vice President, he was Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, 1998-2001. From June 1996 to July 1998, he served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State. Mr. Edelman was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy, Prague, Czech Republic, from June 1994 to June 1996. From April 1993 to July 1993, he served as Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States. Mr. Edelman’s areas of responsibility were defense, security and space issues. Mr. Edelman served as Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Soviet and East European Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) from April 1990 to April 1993. From April 1989 to March 1990, he was Special Assistant (European Affairs) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Mr. Edelman served at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow 1987-89, where he was head of the external political section. He had responsibility for Soviet policies in the third world in the Office of Soviet Affairs at the Department of State from 1984 to 1986. Previously, Mr. Edelman served as Special Assistant to Secretary of State George P. Shultz, 1982-84; a staff officer on the Secretariat Staff, 1982; a watch officer in the State Department Operations Center 1981-82; and a member of the U.S. Middle East Delegation to the West Bank/Gaza Autonomy Talks Delegations, 1980-81. A career Foreign Service Officer, Mr. Edelman entered the Senior Foreign Service in 1992. He is a recipient of the Secretary of Defense’s award for Distinguished Civilian Service (1993) and the State Department’s Superior Honor Award (1990 and 1996). Mr. Edelman received a B.A. in History and Government from Cornell University in 1972, and a Ph.D. in U.S. Diplomatic History from Yale University in 1981.
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The Obama administration will add $100 billion to the Pentagon’s 2011-’15 spending plan to cover the rising cost of operations, personnel and pressing modernization needs, officials said.If approved by Congress, the money would allow U.S. defense spending to rise about 1 percent above projected inflation, analysts said.The Pentagon’s 2010 budget request called for $534 billion, plus $130 billion to cover the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It...
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The Department of Defense is undertaking broad efforts to increase the transparency of DoD operations and to make DoD information more easily accessible to the public as it implements the White House Open Government Directive issued yesterday.
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The Department of Defense announced today the alert for mobilization of a replacement unit scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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The Department of Defense today announced the deployment of approximately 16,000 additional forces to Afghanistan, the initial elements of the 30,000 troops authorized by President Obama on Nov. 30.
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The Department of Defense announced today the alert for mobilization of a replacement unit scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Approximately 2,600 soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered at Edgewood, Md., will begin deploying in the summer of 2011.
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The Department of Defense has identified a Camp Lejeune Marine casualty.
Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21, of Waterbury, Conn., died Dec. 8 of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Latorre was assigned to 2nd...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for filing false tax returns in which he failed to report more than $2.4 million in income, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Christine A. Varney.
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Relm Wireless Corp. has been awarded a $750,000 contract from the Department of Defense for its Rapid Deployment Portable Repeater, which allows emergency responders to extend their wireless radio communications network or set up a new network within minutes while on the move. (RWC)
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A federal grand jury is indicting two Southern California men accused of using peer-to-peer file sharing software to hijack unsuspecting victims’ money, including paychecks from five Department of Defense employees.
The defendants, San Diego federal prosecutors say, from 2005 and 2006 accessed the passwords and repeatedly logged into a DOD online payroll system known as [...]
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Defense Department officials highlighted the Pentagon's programs for people with disabilities Dec. 8 and recognized accomplishments of employees with disabilities.
Clarence Johnson, acting deputy undersecretary of defense for plans, served as host for the department's disability awards ceremony and forum in Bethesda, Md.
This annual event provides an overview of the Defense Department's disability policy and initiatives, recognizes...
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The Department of Defense today announced the deployment of approximately 16,000 additional forces to Afghanistan, the initial elements of the 30,000 troops authorized by President Obama on Nov. 30. An infantry battalion task force, with approximately 1,500 Marines, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., will deploy later this month. Regimental Combat Team-2, headquartered at Camp Lejuene, N.C., will deploy approximately 6,200 Marines in early spring 2010...
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR) exercise scheduled to begin later tonight in the Washington D.C. area will be postponed 24 hours due to weather.
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Awards and decorations officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here are seeking nominations for the 2010 Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award.
This Secretary of Defense award recognizes the contributions and achievements made by physically or mentally disabled federal employees within DOD.
Nominees will be rated on their job performance, community service, and courage and initiative in overcoming...
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Former deputy Pentagon policy chief Christopher Ryan Henry routinely violated Defense Department travel policies to reap personal gain — including ski resort getaways and limousine rentals — and eventually repaid the government nearly $17,500, according to the Pentagon's inspector general....
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A vendor of parental control software that is already under fire for alleged violations of an online children's privacy law, has been suspended from selling its products on a Department of Defense shopping portal because of privacy concerns.
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A vendor of parental control software that is already under fire for alleged violations of an online children's privacy law, has been suspended from selling its products on a Department of Defense shopping portal because of privacy concerns.
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The Second Annual Trauma Spectrum Disorders Conference: A Scientific Conference on the Impact of Military Service on Families and Caregivers will focus on the impact of trauma spectrum disorders on military and veteran families and caregivers across deployment, homecoming, and reintegration. The term, trauma spectrum disorders, refers to any injury or illness that occurs as a result of combat or an unexpected traumatic event, and covers a...
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As friend John Scott points out on his blog, Dave Wennergren, DoD CIO, has just signed out a very well coordinated, well staffed and well thought out clarification of guidance regarding Open Source Software (OSS). A copy is attached.
Some key points:
- Open Source Software meets the government’s legal definition of “commercial computer software,” which [...]read more
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The Department of Defense today announced the death of a soldier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom who was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va., had been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. His status was changed Nov. 29 to having died in a non-combat related incident. He was a member of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd...
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It's a well-documented fact at this juncture: Asheville's sound is a melting pot, a smorgasbord, a sonic gumbo. But just in case you needed further proof, this week's roundup — pulled at random from a stack of submitted CDs — turns up rock, Americana, world/spiritual, bluegrass and jazz guitar. Consider it potluck listening.
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The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, the Deputy CIO of the Department of Defense, has authored a memo for the Department of Defense that outlines the technical and logistical advantages of adopting open source software within the military. It includes a guidance document that aims to clarify how and when open source software can be deployed and...
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Los Angeles-based Alelo, which develops computer software that uses video games to teach language and culture training for Iraqi and other languages, reported late Friday that it has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for a handheld training system. Alelo said that the contract covers a system for teaching foreign language and culture which runs on iPhone and iPod devices. The system--called Uku--is being used by the...
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This seems to be a first: an article in the Joint Forces Quarterly, an influential warfighting journal, contends that there is "no scientified evidence to support the claim that unit cohesion will be negatively affected if homosexuals serve openly." The article, "The Efficacy Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, was first noticed by the Boston Globe. Author Col. Om Prakash happens to be detailed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which will...
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In November, the DoD Standards of Conduct Office presented an updated version of their Holiday Guidance. See http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/resource_library/dod_holiday_guidance_2009.pdf
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The DoD Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services recently submitted its congressionally-mandated report to the secretary of defense.
The report finds DoD has made progress in improving the response to victims' needs, but calls for DoD to do more to fully address the spectrum of sexual assault prevention and response.
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A 7-year-old boy at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Va., and many other children with disabilities will get their wish of being able to play with their friends thanks to a project to revamp playgrounds on military installations.
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The U.S. Department of Defense exercised a contract option to purchase $178 million worth of prepackaged meals, or MREs, for the U.S. military and federal civilian agencies, from AmeriQual Group LLC, which operates as AmeriQual Packaging.
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A third-phase U.S. Navy student in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training fires his rifle down range during a night live-fire exercise on San Clemente Island, Calif., Dec. 3, 2009. The third phase of the training focuses on land warfare and includes training in pistol, rifle, demolitions and tactical movement. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Blake R. Midnight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***** "What kind of a message are we...
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The Pentagon office charged with oversight of military sexual assault prevention and response policy is not doing an effective job — and responsibility should be placed, at least temporarily, directly in the hands of the deputy secretary of defense, a task force has recommended.The report by the Defense Department’s Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services, based on 15 months of work and interviews with more than 3,500 people at...
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Note: The following text is a quote: IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 917-09 November 20, 2009 DOD Announces Military Commissions Actions Today, prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen...
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Today, prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, in October 2000. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors and injuries to many more. This announcement follows the...
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According to an official Justification Review Document, the U.S. Department of Defense has ordered 2200 PlayStation 3 consoles in an effort to expand their supercomputer.
The current supercomputer has 336 PS3s arrayed in a cluster, all running a Linux operating system. The consoles have Cell microprocessors, and offer the best value for devices that can be used in the supercomputer.
The systems purchased are 160GB "fat" PS3s because they can...
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MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a $2.8 million task order to enhance and support an Alion-developed secure, automated system that Department of Defense Operations Security (OPSEC) personnel use to collect, analyze and collaborate on critical information, vulnerabilities, and threat. Awarded as a task order to the Navy Information Operations Command under...
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The U. S. Defense Department is conducting a Communications/Internet exercise Saturday (12-5-09) that may be of interest to many hams. They will be tethering 10 big red balloons at undisclosed locations in the US.
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Government Executive reports on a proposed rule that would limit employment of former senior DOD officials: The regulation prohibits Defense officials who have "participated personally and substantially in an acquisition exceeding $10 million or who [have] held a key acquisition...
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Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Another three soldiers lost their lives this week. President Obama has announced his decision on the Afghnistan strategy on Tuesday during an...read more
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Telos® Corporation : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telos.com%2F&esheet=6102492&lan=en_US&anchor=Telos%C2%AE+Corporation&index=1&md5=a98e0f0cd871fd71b565a258f609a439 has been awarded a SmartBuy/Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) blanket purchase agreement : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telos.com%2Fcontracts%2Fbuy%2Fesi%2F&esheet=6102492&lan=en_US&anchor=SmartBuy...
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Major General Paul F. Capasso, Director of Infrastructure Delivery in the Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer for the Secretary of the Air Force, will be the luncheon Keynote Speaker on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, at the DoD Commercial SATCOM Users Workshop.
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A Marine, who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, has died, according to a release from the Department of Defense.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Mo., died Nov. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province,...
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To expedite the delivery of benefits to many injured servicemembers who receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA officials have announced the expansion of a program with the Department of Defense to streamline the application process for people retiring or exiting the military due to disabilities.
"Streamlining our disability claims system and working closely with DOD to care for today's generation of heroes...
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WASHINGTON To expedite the delivery of benefits to many injured servicemembers who receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department announced the expansion of a program with the Department of Defense (DoD) to streamline the application process for people retiring or exiting the military due to disabilities.
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(Prudent Press Agency)--- The Office of the Deputy CIO, Department of Defense in conjunction with the Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) opens the 2010 DoD Enterprise Architecture Achievement (DEAA) Awards program. The awards program, now in its 3rd year, recognizes significant contributions and achievements in advancing enterprise architecture for the Department of Defense.The DEAA awards align with the strategic goals of the...
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The Department of Defense announced today the deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), as part of the scheduled spring rotation of major units in Afghanistan.
Approximately 3,700 Soldiers will deploy as part of the United States’ commitment to maintain the level of forces necessary to provide sufficient military capability [...]
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DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2009
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Active Duty Recruiting for Fiscal 2009. All four services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for fiscal 2009.
The Army had 70,045 accessions, making 108 percent of its 65,000 goal.
The Navy had 35,527 accessions, making 100 percent of its 35,500 goal.
The Marine [...]
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Updated at 3:37 to include information on Murphy's service
The Department of Defense is investigating the death of a Camp Lejeune Marine in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Stephen L. Murphy, 36, of Jaffery, N.H., died Nov. 9 as a result of a non-hostile incident...
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In mid-October, the DOD CIO released a memo on the use of open source software in the DOD. The Clarifying Guidance Regarding Open Source Software (OSS) was hailed as tremendous leap forward for open source software in the US Government. And indeed it is. At its heart, the memo is fairly simple. The basic points [...]
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The Air Force with the Department of Defense has received high ratings for its professionalism, trust, accuracy and quality, according to a recent survey.
The findings were presented during a recent panel discussion following a Gallup Organization study, analyzing how Americans perceive the federal government.
"Overall the survey asked Americans to rate the federal government on a five point scale," said Frank Newport, editor in chief of the...
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Updated at 2 p.m. to add information about Hefner's military service
A Camp Lejeune Marine was killed in Afghanistan.
Lance Cpl. Shawn P. Hefner, 22, of Hico, Texas, died Friday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan,...
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The Department of Defense announced today major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next force rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The announcement involves three brigade combat teams, and one armored cavalry regiment totaling approximately 15,000 personnel.
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.Gates will announce Thursday that it will be a single, coordinated review, and will call for a quick, short-term report, followed by a longer, more extensive study, according to an administration official.Components of the wide-ranging...
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The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DoD) recently announced an initiative to grant select state and major urban area fusion center personnel access to classified terrorism-related information residing in the Department of Defense's classified network. Under this initiative, select fusion center personnel with a federal security clearance will be able to access specific terrorism-related information resident on the DoD...
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Kathleen Hickey writes on Defense Systems:The Defense Department has approved new credentials for information security professionals. The directive is expected to result in more than 100,000 personnel obtaining professional credentials.DOD approved the (ISC) 2 Certification and Accreditation Professional (CAP), which requires that all DOD information assurance workers obtain a professional certification accredited under the global ANSI/ISO/IEC...
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Department of Defense officials are confident that the United States and Japan will reach a favorable agreement regarding the relocation of the Futenma base to northern Okinawa, and subsequently, the shift of 8,000 Marines to Guam, said Derek Mitchell, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.
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ABOARD THE DEFENSE SECRETARY’S PLANE — In very blunt language, a visibly irritated Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that he is “appalled by the amount of” information government officials have leaked to the press during the president’s Afghanistan strategy review.Talking with reporters aboard his jet en route to a military vehicle factory in Wisconsin, the secretary said such disclosures of sensitive information on any “options...
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A Defense Department investigator on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan"s background months ago... officials said Tuesday - providing fresh evidence the military knew worrisome details about the Army psychiatrist before last week"s deadly rampagefrom abc27 News
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I'd always heard that Golden Age Wonder Woman stories were a font of easy blog posts filled with out-of-context panels. But I had no idea how much until I got Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 2 from the library the other day.This is like blogging fish in a barrel.Yes, that's Wonder Woman using her bondage chain as a listening device. Yes, W.M. Marston was seriously into bondage.I didn't realize they
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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has just released Clarifying Guidance Regarding Open Source Software (OSS), a new official memo about open source software (OSS). This 2009 memo should soon be posted on the list of ASD(NII)/DoD CIO memorandums. This 2009 memo is important for anyone who works with the DoD (including contractors) on software and systems that include software... and I suspect it will influence many other organizations as...
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dwheeler writes "The US Department of Defense has just released a new official memo on open source software: 'Clarifying Guidance Regarding Open Source Software (OSS).' (The memo should be up shortly on this DoD site.) This memo is important for anyone who works with the DoD, including contractors, on software and systems that include software; it may influence many other organizations as well. The DoD had released a memo back in 2003, but...
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I recently wrote an article on Technorati about the latest guideline that the Department of Defense has put in with regard to open source software. It seems a bit of clarification and clearing up of confusion was needed.I have to say, it's really a great thing to see our government open up to the possibilities that open source technology can afford.Great article here! I plan on coming back for more!Renee Hendricks http://www.socialurl.com...
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Here is an interesting collection of officially unofficial military blogs, facebook, flickr, myspace, and delicious pages, youtube channels, twitter accounts, and more.
DoD Social Media (Defense.gov "Registered Sites")
So, yes, the National Guard has a facebook page and COCOM - CENTCOM - U.S. Forces Afghanistan has a YouTube channel, but the disclaimer says that that they are not "endorsed" by the DoD and that the DoD does not "exersise any...
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Moving the U.S. military's IT operations to a cloud computing model hasn't been easy. But the payoff is clear, according to Henry Sienkiewicz, who says the Department of Defense's RACE cloud computing platform, will save the government "hundreds of millions of dollars."
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The Onion Radio News has been the most highly regarded broadcast news source in the world since visionary Onion publisher T.Herman Zweibel made the bold move in 1922 to shut down the popular Onion Telegraph News and focus on the then embryonic medium of radio. From day one Zweibel intended to employ this new technology for the public good, and for the first two years he devoted much of his airtime to denouncing silent film actress Louise...
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Pentagon health experts insist that burn pits overseas — used to dispose of trash, broken furniture, and even some excess combat equipment — do not pose a serious health risk to troops. Staff Sgt. Matt Bumpus' widow calls that "a slap in the face" to the families who have seen the effects firsthand.
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BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Catapult Technology, Ltd. (Catapult), a leading Information Technology (IT) contractor to the federal government, has been selected by the Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) for a 30-month, $27 million e-Business enhancement and management project. This contract award ranks Catapult as the companyread more
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DOD open-sources more than 1M lines of code - I mentioned the DoD encouraging using open-source a few days ago and now this, they are contributing to open-source too.
Chrome OS Beta Downloads - Hope to try it out shortly.
Android gets a PowerPC port - Part of the reason why Android has an advantage over the iPhone. It can run and be supported on far more than just Apple's hardware/phones.
Gallery: Best iPhone...
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Via Secrecy News, “JASON”—a unit of defense contractor the MITRE Corporation—has reported to the Department of Defense on the weakness of data mining for predicting or discovering inchoate terrorist attacks.
“[I]t is simply not possible to validate (evaluate) predictive models of rare events that have not occurred, and unvalidated models cannot be relied upon,” says the [...]
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WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are hosting a first-of-its-kind national summit to address the mental health care needs of Americas military personnel, families and Veterans, harnessing the programs, resources and expertise of both departments to deal with the aftermath of the battlefield.
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Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Paul Holton got the message loud and clear, he said, when the Pentagon sent him a “cease and desist” letter about his efforts to help Iraqi children.“They said it was unlawful to get and receive items that weren’t for yourself, and that it was unlawful to solicit,” Holton said.The letter came during his tour in Iraq with the Utah National Guard in 2003-04, after he had received thousands of boxes of toys and needed...
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The Department of Defense (DoD) leadership understands the importance of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs), Cloud computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and other emerging technological methodologies, standards, and practice. Historically, information has been restricted to small groups or individuals. In a general sense, the critical need to properly and securely share, reuse, and provide information services are often blocked by issues...
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WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Defense Department officials here are developing an advanced "bunker-buster" bomb that should be ready for deployment this summer, senior Pentagon officials said Oct. 8 here. The department has been "working on technology that...
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Defense Department Deputy Chief Information Officer David Wennergren on Tuesday issued the Pentagon's much-anticipated memorandum clarifying the use and development of open source software. The memo dated Oct. 16 notes that there are many open source programs in operational use...
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Looks like a great gathering of VIPs that will include RADM Janice M. Hamby, Vice Director of C4 Systems, Joints Chief of Staff, Pentagon as the Keynote on December 10th, at SATCOM Users Workshop from December 8th to December 10th, at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Virginia.
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In a post almost seven months ago, I reported on a claim that the Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System, a hand-held portable lie detector system made by Lafayette Instrument Company, was never tested for countermeasures before it was deployed to troops in combat zones and that it was the success of National Institute for Truth Verifications more-accurate and versatile Computer Voice Stress Analyzer® technology in Iraq and...
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The secretive Pentagon agency that brought us the Internet and tried to bring us bomb-sniffing bees... warrior exoskeletons and terrorism futures trading took a small step out into the spotlight Wednesday to break ground on a new headquarters.from NewsChannel 8
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The Defense Department has identified the seven special operations soldiers killed Oct. 26 when their MH-47 helicopter crashed in Badghis province in western Afghanistan.Two of the soldiers were from 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group of Fort Bragg, N.C., and five were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.Also killed in the crash were three agents from the Drug Enforcement...
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All permanent Air Force civilian job openings are now available to Defense Department civilian employees under a policy change announced recently by the Air Force Personnel Center.In the past, certain Air Force jobs were open only to internal candidates. Now all open positions are posted and available to applicants across DoD.Additionally, former Air Force employees who were realigned under the Army or Navy because of Base Closure and...
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From airforcetimes.com
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Open source in the government and military isn't a new thing; governance is one of open source's biggest target markets, so to speak. It's still all the more heartening to hear the Department of Defense come out strongly in favor of open source, and to recommend using more of it whenever possible.
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Today, prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi, in connection with his alleged involvement in an al Qaeda conspiracy to attack military and commercial shipping in the Port of Aden and the Straits of
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U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary for policy Michele Flournoy says that President Obama’s deadline to have U.S. troops withdrawn from Iraq by 2012 is “conditions-based,” and that those conditions depend on issues like the January elections in Iraq. She says as far as elections are concerned, the DOD believes the current lack of an [...]
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From talkradionews.com
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Alfresco is expecting more success in the government sector.
That’s because of the open source company’s new records management module and the Department of Defense Certification it has earned.
The records management module has received DoD 5015.02 standard certification, which defines the “operational, legislative and regulatory requirements that must be met by the records management application [...]
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From blogs.zdnet.com
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Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM THE BLOG FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2009 AT 6:09 PM Catching Up With DoD Posted by Molly Fedick Roxie Merritt, Director of Community Relations and Public Liaison at the Department of Defense, reports back from the Alliance of Youth Movements. She is down there with four members of her team, where she's been meeting with leaders from all over the world, all of whom have found success employing...
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From freerepublic.com
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Back in July, we brought you news that Alfresco was prepping for DoD 5015.02 certification — which is necessary if one dreams of juicy U.S. Department of Defense contracts for records management and document management solutions. Rather recently we learned that Alfresco has now become the first open source product to demonstrate compliance with the DoD 5015.02 STD spec. Alfresco was aiming to win the DoD stamp of approval by September. The...
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Back in July, we brought you news that Alfresco was prepping for DoD 5015.02 certification — which is necessary if one dreams of juicy U.S. Department of Defense contracts for records management and document management solutions. Rather recently we learned that Alfresco has now become the first open source product to demonstrate compliance with the DoD 5015.02 STD spec. Alfresco was aiming to win the DoD stamp of approval by September. The...
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In a page from the shipbuilding handbook - the Pentagon is hiding a cancer with bandaids again hoping no one, including themselves, will look at it....DOD basic research programs are ‘broken’,” according to an assessment performed by the JASON defense science advisory panel earlier this year, and “throwing more money at the problems will not fix them.”Does this sound familiar?But that rather significant conclusion was deliberately suppressed...
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The Justice Department said Monday that 52-year-old Stewart David Nozette of Chevy Chase was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to communicate, deliver and transmit classified information to an individual he believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer.
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Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense are hosting a first-of-its-kind national summit to address the mental health care needs of America's military personnel, families and veterans, harnessing the programs, resources and expertise of both departments to deal with the aftermath of the battlefield.
"This is about doing what is best for those who serve this country and using every federal, state and...
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BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStream GS, LLC, a leading management consulting firm that specializes in performance improvement consulting, strategy alignment and deployment, program and project management, and facilitation, today announced its co-sponsorship of the 2009 DoD Breakthrough Convention being held at The National Conference Center in Lansdowne, VA on October 14-16. Over 500 Lean Six Sigma and process improvement...
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Senator Obama was nearly 17 minutes into his July 2, 2008, speech in Colorado Springs, Colorado when he deviated from his pre-released script and performed without the teleprompter net saying: "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." http://www.youtube.com...
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From freerepublic.com
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WASHINGTON — A scientist who worked for the Defense Department, a White House space council and other agencies was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.The Justice Department said Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Chevy Chase, Md., was charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to communicate, deliver and transmit classified information to an...
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From militarytimes.com
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Senator Obama was nearly 17 minutes into his July 2, 2008, speech in Colorado Springs, Colorado when he deviated from his pre-released script and performed without the teleprompter net saying: "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." http://www.youtube.com...
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From freerepublic.com
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The National Security Personnel System lacks a director, and lies on the brink of repeal. But President Obama has appointed a new Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Clifford Stanley. Stanley will have overarching responsibility for NSPS and...
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CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR) today announced that, following successful completion of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) interoperability testing, the company’s SN 9000 Intelligent Multiservice Switch is now approved for listing on the Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UCAPL). JITC is a world-class test and...
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From businesswire.com
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First Open Source Software to Obtain U.S. Department of Defense 5015.02 Records Management Certification
Alfresco Software, a leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM), today announced the immediate availability of the Alfresco Records Management Module, which also recently became the first open source software to pass the rigorous U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.02 standard certification. This module and certification...
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From cmsreport.com
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More engineers are coming to Warren these days, and part of that is thanks to Waltonen Engineering.The
Warren-based firm, founded in 1957, recently won a Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the United States Army's
Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren.
That will allow it to bid on more military contracts, giving it more
opportunity for growth and hiring within the next five years.The
company...
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From metromodemedia.com
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The US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Engineer Research and Development Center - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has awarded FuelCell Energy approximately $1.5 million to continue development of its electrochemical hydrogen separator (EHS). (Earlier post.) The EHS system separates pure...
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From greencarcongress.com
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One increasingly important aspect of modern document management and enterprise content management software is effective records management. Properly defined, records management is the collection, classification and planned retention or destruction of an organization’s information.Unfortunately, records management tends more often to be two things: not clearly understood and not properly implemented. Faced with increased regulations and the...
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Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn At the dawn of a new administration, it’s fairly routine for top-level political appointees to remind their charges of the importance of ethical behavior. But the especially blunt nature of a memo from...
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From iecjournal.org
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Conference on Irregular Warfare - The New DoD Warfighting Paradigm
Los Angeles, September 25, 2009 /EIN Presswire/ - The American Institute of Engineers, in association with Technology Training Corporation, will host the 1st Western conference on Irregular Warfare, in San Diego, CA, October 19-20, 2009.
The conference brings together senior experts from OSD, the Military Services, and industry who will be shaping the development of...
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From pr-inside.com
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Two Defense Department agencies announced the release of their fiscal year 2008 contractor inventories in today’s Federal Register.
The inventory for the Missle Defense Agency, which posted its headcount here, doesn’t appear to include much information about the number of contractors performing the work. In fact, that column appears to be blank for most of the [...]
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From federaltimes.com
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President Barack Obama has nominated retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Clifford Stanley as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness — the Pentagon’s top personnel official.Stanley, who retired from the military in 2002 after 33 years of service, most recently served as president of Scholarship America, which the White House described as “the nation’s largest nonprofit, private-sector scholarship organization,” with more than 50,000...
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From airforcetimes.com
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CenTauri Solutions, LLC (CenTauri) announced that it was awarded a contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct a demonstration of the operational feasibility and military effectiveness of integrating an advanced, lightweight, high-definition electro-optical sensor with an unintentional electromagnetic emissions sensor system on an autonomous, vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial...
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PE Asks, So Whatchu Gon Do Now
“The largest and most active domestic terrorist groups who are specifically anti-U.S. government are often characterized as white supremacists, white nationalists, and right-wing militias. These groups are likely to pose a greater threat through infiltration of the U.S. military than are Militant Jihadist.”
10/14/09 – Veterans Today
This Post Has Written Itself – because we all watch the news and have seen...
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From badgals-radio.com
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The Department of Defense announced Wednesday details for the temporary expansion of the Homeowners Assistance Program, the program to partially reimburse eligible military personnel and others whose federal service required them to relocate and sell their primary residence at a loss.
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From military.com
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The Defense Information Service Agency (DISA), US combat support agency, has opened phase two of its infrastructure-as-a-service cloud to Defense Department customers and users. The so-called Rapid Access Computing Environment (RACE) widgetry will now let them provision operating environments in the highly secured Defense Enterprise Computing Center’s (DECC) production environment.
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Steven Aftergood Writes on Secrecy News
The Pentagon’s Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) last month announced the creation of a new password-protected portal where authorized users may gain access to restricted scientific and engineering publications.
“DTIC Online Access Controlled… provides a gateway to Department of Defense unclassified, controlled science and technology (S&T) and research and engineering (R&E) [...]
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From resourceshelf.com
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The Defense Department is the biggest owner of EPA Superfund sites. Over 130 military bases are on the National Priority List.
In his opening statement today, Senator Daniel Akaka, Chairman, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, noted the requirement for the VA to provide health care and compensation to veterans who were harmed by exposures while in the military.
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From salem-news.com
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2009 The Defense Department is developing an advanced bunker-buster bomb that should be ready for deployment this summer, senior Pentagon officials said. The department has been working on technology that allows us to get at deeply buried, hardened targets since 2004, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters here today. Development of the bomb has taken longer than originally envisioned because of variables in...
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From freerepublic.com
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HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanThera Biopharma announced today the award of a $1.6 M contract from the Department of Defense to advance the company’s research activities towards development of a small molecule antidote to treat botulism, which is a worldwide threat as the US fights the War on Terrorism. The one-year, $1.6M contract with the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center will enable PanThera to refine its...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC BB: BEAC), www.askbeacon.com an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Layer 1 network solutions, has received an additional purchase order of approximately $1 million from a DoD contractor. The purchase order is part of the Company’s three-year exclusive supplier agreement for IT products and services with the...
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Sustainable Oils, Solazyme, Cargill to supply 600,000 gallons of jet biofuel to US military In Washington, the US Air Force has ordered a total of 400,000 gallons of renewable biofuels from Sustainable Oils, Cargill and Solazyme for testing as a military aviation fuel. the companies, in turn, will use UOPâs processing technology to convert oil from camelina, algae and animal fats into renewable jet fuel. According to UOP, fuel will be...
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From freerepublic.com
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley took administrative action against retired Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the former Air Force chief of staff, for his role in the Thunderbird Airshow Production Services contract.
The decision follows completion of a Department of Defense Inspector General investigation requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee in April 2008.
In December 2005, the contracting office at Nellis Air Force Base...
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From af.mil
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The Defense Department on Wednesday identified two brigades scheduled to deploy beginning in the spring as part of the next rotation of troops into Afghanistan.About 6,100 soldiers — 2,800 from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, of Fort Campbell, Ky., and about 3,300 from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, of Fort Carson, Colo. — are affected by this announcement.The 101st CAB will begin deploying in the spring, while 1st BCT, 4th...
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From news.thomasnet.com
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The Department of Defense is procuring a single prototype airship, called a "Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV)" for $90 million from Lockheed Martin that will serve as a low altitude version of spy satellites for use in Afghanistan. It will be delivered within 18 months.The LEMV is required to stay aloft at 20,000 ft. for 21 days carrying a 2,500-lb. payload, a combination of either a multi-camera wide-area airborne...
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From blogger.com
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Alelo Inc., a creator of advanced learning products for cross-cultural communication skills, received a contract award to deliver language and culture training technology for handheld devices to the Department of Defense. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) awarded the contract to provide an enterprise level license for the Uku handheld training platform. Uku delivers interactive multimedia foreign language and culture training...
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From centredaily.com
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An essay published in a top Pentagon journal calls on the Obama administration to repeal the ban on service by openly gay people in the military.The essay was penned for Joint Force Quarterly, the Joint Chiefs chairman’s “flagship joint military and security studies journal,” by Air Force Col. Om Prakash, a student at the National Defense University in Washington. The essay took first place in 2009 Secretary of Defense National Security Essay...
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From navytimes.com
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We can certainly come to our own conclusions, since we're not hearing any official explanation. But it would be nice to know why the last administration (you remember, from the Party of Personal Responsibility?) covered this up - and why the Obama administration isn't doing anything about it:
WASHINGTON—The military lawyer that represents an Afghan youth who spent roughly seven years in U.S. custody says the Defense Department has repeatedly...
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From crooksandliars.com
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CAPE CORAL: A Cape Coral soldier died in Iraq while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to the Department of Defense. Pfc. Derrick D. Gwaltney, 21, died November 29 south of Basra, Iraq. The DoD says his injuries were sustained from a non ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Porter Wright Partner Joyce Edelman was the lead attorney in litigation that resulted in the Ohio Supreme Court imposing nearly $6.4 million in fines against American Family Prepaid Legal Corporation and Heritage Marketing and Insurance Services Inc. and their co-owners, Jeffrey and Stanley Norman, and directing the companies to cease all operations in the State of Ohio. These penalties resulted from...
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Military health workers were full of gimmicks for the 2009 Great American
Smokeout, an American Cancer Society campaign supported by bases around the
world. It aims to get people to stop using tobacco for at least 24 hours.
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Thanks to Mark Stone and Chris Poston for alerting us to a December 8 public DoD meeting to discus the requirements of section 207 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA) relating to OCI. The Federal Register...
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From iecjournal.org
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Montgomery County CourierVA, DoD expand disability evaluation system localesMontgomery County CourierStreamlining the VA disability claims system and working closely with DoD to care for today's generation of heroes are among VA's top priorities. ...
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Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/General+Dynamics+%28GD%29+Awarded+%2415.6M+DoD+Contract+to+Support+DAU+Learning+Assist+Program/5152798.html for the full story.
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The Defense Department will not meet its end-of-the-year deadline for
removing Social Security numbers from military ID cards as they are issued or
renewed, the Pentagon has confirmed.
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A former government scientist accused of attempted espionage pleaded guilty to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense more than $265,000 for contracting work, according to newly unsealed court records.
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Hundreds of nontactical vehicles in Iraq could not be accounted for on paper
during an audit of contracting records, according to a Defense Department
Inspector General's report released last week.
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The Department of Defense today announced the identity of a soldier currently listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) and the death of a soldier who were both supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The two soldiers were members of the 1st Battalion, 508thParachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va., has been unaccounted for since Nov. 4 in...
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Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Another 7 soldiers lost their lives this week. President Obama will annonce his decision on his new Afghnistan strategy on Tuesday December 1st,...read more
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AP - Stanley Inc., which provides information-technology services, said Wednesday that it received a five-year, firm-fixed-price task order from the Defense Department under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity prime contract.
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The U.S Department of Defense is not only encouraging use of open source applications, it recently open-sourced an enterprise human resources application that has over a million lines of code.
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From computerworld.com
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DOD Identifies Army CasualtyUS Department of Defense (press release)The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jason A. McLeod, 22, of Crystal Lake, ...DOD Identifies Army CasualtiesUS Department of Defense (press release)all 5 news articles »
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CCHDOD adopts whistleblower protections for contractor employeesCCHEffective November 19, 2009, the Department of Defense (dod) has adopted as final, without change, an interim whistleblower rule addressing protections for ...
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Official: Upcoming DOD Policy to 'Encourage' Social Media Use, Stress EducationInsideDefense (subscription)Nov 24, 2009 -- An upcoming new Defense Department policy will “encourage” DOD-wide use of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and include ...and more »
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DoD Awards GSA SmartBuy/ DoD Enterprise Software Initiative BPA to TelosYour-Story.org (press release)Xacta IA Manager is currently the only certification and accreditation (C&A) automation product available through the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative. ...and more »
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Your secrets are safe
The US Department of Defense is promoting the positive aspects of free and open-source software for use in sensitive and un-restricted government IT projects.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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From theregister.co.uk
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ReutersCarter: dod May Buy More F-35s To Speed TestsDefenseNews.com (subscription)US defense officials might swell the F-35 fighter test fleet to avoid schedule slips forecast by DoD analysts, Pentagon acquisition chief ...Pentagon Seeks Middle Ground On JSF Cost, Schedule EstimatesInsideDefense (subscription)all 62 news articles »
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Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Another 3 soldiers lost their lives this week. President Obama has delayed his decision until after the Thanksgiving weekend on the new strategy...read more
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TROY (AP) — The Department of Defense says a New Hampshire Marine who died in Iraq last week died as a result of a noncombat incident.
Thirty-six-year-old Stephen L. Murphy of Troy died in Anbar province on Nov. 9.
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DOD: Georgia soldier killed while fighting in IraqColumbus Ledger-EnquirerThe Department of Defense says a soldier from Georgia has been killed while fighting in Iraq. The military said late Monday that 25-year-old Sgt. Briand T. ...3rd ID soldier killed in IraqSavannah Morning Newsdod Identifies Army CasualtyUS Department of Defense (press release)Ft. Benning soldier dies supporting Operation Iraqi FreedomWALB-TVall 27 news articles »
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Photo of Memorial for the fallen at Fort Hood. Courtesy: Fort Hood Public Affairs (WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Department of Defense today released a statement by Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark, co-chairs of the DoD independent review related to ...
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Cut through the bureaucratese and you do have a remarkable turnaround in attitudes. Under the previous Administration contracting was the only way to go. Now officers are being allowed to try do it yourself solutions.
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From blogs.zdnet.com
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Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday and hundreds greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering. Palin's appearance tested Department of Defense regulations, which prohibit politicians from using installations as a platform. Palin didn't give a speech and individually thanked soldiers, and a base spokesman said she was not campaigning.
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The commander of U.S. Army Africa, Maj. Gen William Garrett, discussed commanding the U.S. Army's newest command and its upcoming initiatives with partner African nations.Contributor: Chris LeCronPublished: Oct 06, 2009
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dod distances itself from statement on SexwalePoliticswebStatements issued by officials, that have not been approved by their Minister do not reflect the views of the Minister or Department concerned. ...and more »
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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The merger of the Department of Defense police and Air Force security forces at a joint base in New Jersey will create a premier security force, officials say.
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Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that the National Research Council (NRC) will perform an independent assessment of the Army’s body armor testing, following last month’s recommendation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for an independent review
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dod dodging difficult questions - DAPoliticswebAn e-mail from the Parliamentary Questions Unit to the dod, in which the unit states that a series of the Minister's responses "were not replies to the ...
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The US military has a vast store of supplies and equipment around the world. Keeping track of all that stuff has always been a challenge. In World War II,...
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ABC Newsdod's Gates Orders Review Of Military's Ability To Spot Internal ThreatsNPRToday, I am announcing that the Department of Defense will conduct a separate review to ensure the safety and health of DOD employees and their families. ...Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical to National SecurityAustralia.TOChilling effect on national securityLower Hudson Journal newsStudy of Military Extremism: Could Hasan Have Been Stopped?The New...
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About 15,000 soldiers from three brigade combat teams and one armored cavalry regiment will deploy to Iraq beginning in summer 2010, the Defense Department announced Thursday. In addition, two units currently in Iraq will be extended to support the ...
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Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Casualties of American troops this week than in recent preceding weeks. This only makes it that more tragic that 9 were killed in Fort Hood,...read more
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Yesterday President Obama met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Presumably the meeting discussed troop strength and the approach regarding General McChrystals...read more
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With wars raging in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama is at a crossroads in Afghanistan. His senior general in Afghanistan has recommended an additional 40,000 troops or face failure. Amidst the...read more
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DOD neglected post-deployment e-record keepingGovernment Health ITDepartment of Defense policy requires that the military services electronically submit PDHRA questionnaires to dod's central health record repository. ...and more »
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Stephen Daggett, a defense policy analyst at the Congressional Research Service, took the unusual path of warning lawmakers that the global balance of power is shifting from the West to the East.
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dod Identifies Army CasualtiesUS Department of Defense (press release)The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 26 of wounds suffered ...dod Identifies Army CasualtyUS Department of Defense (press release)all 3 news articles »
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For the Patriots Out RB Fred Taylor - DNP, ankle Questionable WR Sam Aiken - LP, hip LB Eric Alexander - LP, groin TE Chris Baker - LP, shoulder LB Tully Banta-Cain - LP, groin NT Ron Brace - LP,...
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Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Another 8 soldiers lost their lives this week. This is amidst the reported rejections of options presented to President Obama and the...read more
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Defense Department schools are stressing studies in science, technology, engineering and math in keeping with 21st century needs, the head of the Department of Defense Education Activity's science program said.
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BETHESDA, Md., Nov 05, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Catapult Technology, Ltd. (Catapult), a leading Information Technology (IT) contractor to the federal government, has been selected by the Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Services ...
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In August, the Commission on Wartime Contracting gave the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Defense Contract Audit Agency sixty days to try to "harmonize their own approaches" to contract management in Iraq and Afghanistan . Since then a ...
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U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week. Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 2 October 2009. The number of Deaths has now risen to 774, which is an increase of `5...read more
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Party up with a second player online to explore the land of Eldar together in co-op play.
Start off as a human seeking to reconcile and recreate old alliances with dwarves, halflings, elves. As the story progresses, choose a character of any of the races, each with specific strengths and weaknesses that can be customized further.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2009 Defense Department schools are stressing studies in science, technology, engineering and math in keeping with 21st century needs, the head of the Department of Defense Education Activitys science program said yesterday. Theres a huge shortage of people choosing to go in those fields, so at DoDEA, we really are working to promote more students to have an interest in choosing those opportunities as a career, Kim...
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The Department of Defense today released a statement by Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark, co-chairs of the DoD independent review related to Fort Hood
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Endless opportunities for exploration as you break free of the walls of Millenium City and bring justice to a vast array of areas across, beneath and beyond the globe.
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Boston GlobeDoD, VA commit to expediting, improving care for veteransExaminer.comSpeaking at an unprecedented military mental health summit on Monday, Oct. 26, US Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates decried the paperwork ...VA, DoD Host National Mental Health SummitReutersCombating the Stigma of Psychological InjuriesNew York TimesPentagon, VA Team Up to Improve Mental Health CareSystemsNews Channel 8 -The Associated Press -Washington...
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Holiday Guidance for dod PersonnelMaxwell-Gunter Air Force BaseAll dod personnel, however, should remember that federal ethics regulations sometimes restrict these activities. dod personnel may not accept gifts offered ...
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gcn.com: Reader reaction to our coverage of new Defense Department guidance that puts open-source software on equal footing with proprietary software has ranged from cheers to questions about whether the move will change anything.
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“Why do they hate us?” This simple, yet loaded five word question has literally outperformed the thousands of answers that have been put forth. This is because comprehensive responses are rarely as powerful as a simple question. Aafia Siddiqui’s case suffers from the very same dynamic; it is complex, it is detailed and it raises [...]
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CMSWireDOD open-source memo could change software landscapeGCN.comWeathersby points to the study authored by Mitre's Terry Bollinger, "Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the US Department of Defense," which ...Open-Source ObamaComputerworldDoD joins the open-source brigadeFierceGovernmentITDOD Open Sources Human Resources AppIT Business EdgeInfoWorld -InformationWeek -ComputerWeekly.comall 43 news articles »
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates host the National Mental Health Summit. Mental health experts in Washington discuss a public health model for enhanced mental health care for returning service members, Veterans and their families.Length: 57 min.Published: Monday at 1pm (ET)
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God-damned Emanuel's LIKUD TREACHERY - GIVING bushie & cheney a FREE PASS, for PURGING the US DoD (military generals, officers, even enlisted men NOT war-pigs), AND US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT purgers (karl rove hacks) a FREE PASS, could be the DESTRUCTION of the Obama administration - JUST AS SOON as they WHIP UP an IMPEACHMENT for obama's VAST FINANCIAL FRAUD
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Features turn-based combat that can be automated with computer suggested moves for easy, one-touch implementation. Actions can be customized manually and additional hidden boss battles await.
A new interpretation on one of the most beloved tales of all time, showing what happens after Dorothy and her friends reach the Emerald City.
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Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fallout
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With wars raging in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama is at a crossroads in Afghanistan. His senior general in Afghanistan has recommended an additional 40,000 troops or face failure. Just...read more
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- With U.S.-Sudan policy in flux, the Pentagon on Monday airlifted a planeload of lawyers and other staff to this remote base for hearings in the war court cases of two long-held Sudanese captives accused of working for
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Continues the Tomb Raider story from where Legend left off
All-new interactive environment
Real-time changes in the environment include footprints that are washed away
Smart enemy AI will attack strategically for a bigger challenge
New combat system offers more fighting options and skill
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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for active and reserve components for October 2009
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A deep, conspiracy driven storyline set in a realistic recreation of New York City that delve into the true nature of Alex Mercer's power and his part in a conspiracy 40 years in the making.
Fast & deadly shape-shifting combat that allows players to reconfigure body parts into offensive and defensive items like claws, blades, hammers, whips, shields and armor.
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Over 22 hand drawn characters, two of which, "Mature" and "Elizabeth Blantorche," are unique to the Console releases of the game.
Classic The King of Fighters 3-on-3 team fighting combat that now allows you to create a team with any mix of characters you want.
New Gameplay elements such as critical counter attacks, air guarding, deadlock counters, clash timing and guard attacks.
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After seven years of forced silence, a government whistleblower is opening up on what she learned while working as a Turkish translator for the FBI in the wake of 9/11.
In sworn testimony to attorneys on Aug. 8, Sibel Edmonds described a Pentagon where key personnel helped pass defense secrets to foreign agents or provided them names of knowledgeable officials who were vulnerable to blackmail or co-option.
And firmly rooted in this espionage...
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After seven years of forced silence, a government whistleblower is opening up on what she learned while working as a Turkish translator for the FBI in the wake of 9/11. In sworn testimony to attorneys on Aug. 8, Sibel Edmonds described a Pentagon where key personnel helped pass defense secrets to foreign agents or provided them names of knowledgeable officials who were vulnerable to blackmail or co-option. And firmly rooted in this espionage...
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U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan are retreating somewhat from an effort to ban embedded journalists from publishing photos or video of American soldiers killed in action there, according to ground rules issued Thursday. But the new limitations on embeds put in place after a flap between the Pentagon and the Associated Press over a photo of a wounded soldier - have elicited deep concerns from military journalists and press advocates...
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EF Johnson Technologies' 3e Technologies International (3eTI) subsidiary has landed a multi-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver a wireless sensor network solution.
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A report by GAO cites enemy initiated attacks in Afghanistan as a useful metric showing a deterioriating security situation there. Yet, increased contact with the Taliban results from more troops moving into more areas and aggressively ...
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The Navy announced today the availability of the draft environmental impact statement/overseas environmental impact statement (EIS/OEIS) for the military buildup on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
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