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To give insight on what military bloggers can and can\'t do is milblogger and retired Senior Master Sergeant Rex Temple of the Air Force.
April 29, 2011 -
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New technology designed to revolutionize law enforcement\'s ability to process fingerprints has hit a new milestone. We get details from the FBI\'s Jerry Pender.
April 28, 2011 -
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Command Sergeant Major Bernard C. McPherson, command sergeant major of PEO Soldier, explains how budget cuts will affect his organization\'s ability to fund research and development for the equipment needed by troops.
April 27, 2011 -
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At nearly four times the budget, a new Air Force satellite is about to be launched nine years late.
April 27, 2011 -
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The Army has picked the Google android as the operating system they want to put in the hands of troops on the ground.
April 25, 2011 -
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The Air Force Materiel Command will explore the possibility of buyouts to help reduce its workforce. The agency plans to survey its civilian workforce next week to see if there is enough interest in $25,000 buyouts.
April 25, 2011 -
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In a recent test at the White Sands Missile Range, Raytheon\'s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully launched Lockheed Martin\'s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement to intercept a threat target. The successful intercept supports General Peter Chiarelli\'s testimony that the technology from the recently-cancelled MEADS program can be harvested for Patriot. Chiarelli made the statements during his testimony at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing April 5. Currently, 12 countries including the United States have selected Patriot as their Air and Missile Defense System.
April 22, 2011 -
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he\'s committed to the Air Force\'s new refueling tanker.
April 22, 2011 -
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A new Pentagon inspector general report finds \"procedural and technical weaknesses\" in the Army\'s traffic assessment surrounding its plans to move 6,400 Defense employees to a privately owned office complex in northern Virginia. Rep. Jim Moran, whose district includes the site, said the findings provide the underpinnings for local officials to sue the Pentagon to stop the move.
April 22, 2011 -
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The Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command awarded 36 contracts under its OPTARSS II program. The program provides DoD with operational planning, training and more.
April 21, 2011 -
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A new report finds the Pentagon used faulty data when it decided to relocate 6,400 Department of Defense workers from Crystal City to Alexandria\'s Mark Center as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Act.
April 21, 2011 -
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Erin Pitera is the VP of Federal Management Partners and describes how the Navy was able to bring on much sought-after acquisition professionals.
April 20, 2011 -
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Security designs for the new Mark Center have been posted online. In a major breach of security, Defense officials admit a document describing the bomb-proofing security plans for the new Defense building were published on a public website for the Army Corps of Engineers.
April 20, 2011 -
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Record retention rates lead to Navy downsizing.
April 15, 2011
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