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The chairman of the joint chiefs says China\'s build of air, sea and miltiary power, which is fueled by it\'s strong economy looks to be aimed at the United States. Admiral Mike Mullen said China has the right to meet it\'s security needs but he\'s concerned the build up might require the U.S. to work with it\'s Pacific allies to respond. Mullen told the Navy League China\'s developing maritime resources that appear to be targeted at the U.S.
May 04, 2009 -
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Prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing U.S. defense secrets, ending a four-year legal saga. During that time former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other Bush administration supporters had to take the witness stand. At the heart of Keith Weissman\'s and Steven Rosen\'s case was the question of whether secret negotiations and discussions between government officials, lobbyists and reporters are legal.
May 04, 2009 -
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United States must do more to help Afghanistan battle the corruption undermining critical programs to rebuild the war-torn country, a top government watchdog The Associated Press reports. According to the AP, Arnold Fields, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, said Afghan officials have made repeated pleas for assistance in ensuring the billions of dollars in international aid they\'re receiving are spent properly. Yet graft and fraud remain significant problems even as more U.S. tax dollars flow into the country.
April 30, 2009 -
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April 29, 2009 Karen Evans, former Administrator for E-government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget, talks about the technological accomplishments of the first 100 days of the Obama administration.
April 30, 2009 -
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Now that the World Health Organization has confirmed the entire globe is on the brink of a H1/N1 pandemic. The military will play a role in dealing with it. A Pentagon spokesperson indicates the Health and Human Services department and Centers for Disease Control are spearheading the effort right now and have not necessarily asked the military for help. But if and when the request comes, a variety of options may be on the table. Including systems used to track infectious diseases and possible logistic help for medicine delivery.
April 29, 2009 -
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John Sarbanes(D-Md.) U.S. Rep. John Threlkeld AFGE Legislative Representative Dwight Bowman AFGE 14th District National Vice President Charlie Bernhardt AFGE Labor Relations Specialist
April 29, 2009 -
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President Obama’s dream of a nuclear free future and goal of “global zero” or total eradication of nuclear weapons may need to wait for a while. The military is looking a maintaing it’s automatic weapons…
April 27, 2009 -
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The Associated Press] says Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday told Marines being deployed to Afghanistan that a U.S. victory there would look similar to progress in Iraq, but he cautioned that more civilians with skills beyond the battlefield will be needed, The Obama administration has called up 17,000 more troops to supplement the 38,000 American troops already fighting a resurgence of the Taliban. It said last month it would send several hundred citizens, from agronomists to economists, to work on reconstruction and development issues as part of the military\'s counterinsurgency campaign.
April 24, 2009 -
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A hiccup in Iraq. \"We\'re supposed to have all combat forces out of the cities by June,\" says U.S. military spokesman General David Perkins. But the before that can happen, Al Qaida has to be dealt with. Perkins says \"We have said before, for al Qaida to win they have to take Baghdad, but in order to win they have to hold on to Mosul.\" They are still holding on in Mosul. Perkins says to bring the conflict to an end, Iraq\'s neighbors, particularly Syria, are going to have to stop allowing foreign fighters to come into Iraq.
April 23, 2009 -
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April 22nd Tomorrow\'s show features Tom Grance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology talking about how they\'re helping agencies learn more about cloud computing.
April 22, 2009 -
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Lt. Cmdr. Sunny Ramchandani Staff Physician & Project Manager Bethesda\'s Internal Medicine Department Listen April 27th and 29th
April 21, 2009 -
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Today, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Alabama. He’s visiting Fort Rucker to observe a number of training exercises including Helicopter Over-Water survival training. He’s also going to visit Maxwell Air Force Base. It…
April 15, 2009 -
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The Pentagon is aggressively looking for alternatives for fuel. Not only is it a matter of of money, but the Washington Post is reporting that about half of the U.S. military casualties in Iraq and…
April 13, 2009 -
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A New Hampshire congresswoman said the Pentagon has failed to justify giving a new, $35 million contract to a company whose electrical work on U.S. facilities in Iraq has been criticized as shoddy and unsafe.…
April 10, 2009
