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Germany was one of several European countries expressing outrage over the NSA surveillance of their diplomats under certain circumstances. Now it turns out according to German newspaper Bild, the government has known about the capability for years and has actually used the apparatus to collect information about German citizens. Apparently, according to the newspaper the BND, Germany's intelligence agency asked NSA for email and telephone records of German citizens kidnapped in Yemen and Afghanistan.
July 16, 2013 -
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Reuters is reporting that "four U.S. Republican lawmakers on Friday urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to conduct another test of the missile defense system this year after last week's test failure, and to make development of a next-generation interceptor a top priority." The lawmakers seemed to indirectly failed July 5 missile defense test was not yet clear, but they argued that President Barack Obama's cuts in spending on missile defense had reduced funding for needed tests and maintenance of the system."
July 16, 2013 -
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Without commenting on the reasons behind the protest, a team led by Computer Sciences Corporation challenged the Navy's decision to award a multibillion dollar contract to operate IT networks to a competing team headed up by HP.
July 15, 2013 -
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The U.S, government has been disinvited from a key hacking convention. "It would be best for everyone involved if the Feds call a 'time-out' and not attend Def Con this year," conference founder Jeff Moss said in a statement on the convention's website. It looks as though Edward Snowden's revelations in the NSA leaks have made some in the hacking community uncomfortable about the U.S. government's presence.
July 12, 2013 -
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel put the ball in Congress' court this week when he released details of how the Pentagon would manage billions of dollars in cuts if sequestration continues into fiscal 2014 and beyond. But, there's not yet anything close to a winning strategy in Congress to avert or replace the automatic budget cuts.
July 11, 2013 -
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House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees inserted a provision in the fiscal 2014 Defense Authorization Bill requiring DoD and VA to have an interoperable health record system by 2017. Agency officials say they already are and will continue to share health care data, but having one integrated, interoperable health care management system is no longer necessary.
July 11, 2013 -
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DoD explored new ideas for military families and child education during the Military Child Education Coalition 15th National Training Seminar.
July 10, 2013 -
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a letter to Congress that if spending caps continue under sequestration, marked cuts in DoD's budget would possibly lead to reductions in force. Hagel also said there could be severe cuts in operations and maintenance.
July 10, 2013 -
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There are more than 83,000 Americans missing from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, according to US estimates. Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters at a Tuesday afternoon briefing, "We're going to review the concerns raised about how the Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command or JPAC is or isn't functioning well,". The Associated Press reported recently the command suffers from waste, mismanagement and ineptitude.
July 10, 2013 -
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Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale says the Pentagon has the legal authority to furlough DoD civilians paid out of working-capital funds. Hale was responding to an earlier letter from Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), and more than two dozen other lawmakers, who wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last month requesting the legal rationale for furloughing working-capital fund employees.
July 09, 2013 -
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A U.S. federal judge said Monday she lacks the authority to stop the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison facility in Cuba. But, District Judge Gladys Kessler pointed out the practice may violate international law. She said previous rulings have established that the court lacks jurisdiction to stop the force-feeding of prisoners, but she added, President Barack Obama can resolve the issue quoting from a recent speech where he "criticized" the practice.
July 09, 2013 -
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South Korea said Wednesday that it is considering an offer by North Korea to allow South Korean businessmen to visit a shuttered joint industrial complex in the North and hold talks on possibly removing some of their equipment. The two nations are on very tense footing as North Korea has threatened to attack the South and U.S forces stationed there. The North is also pursuing a new round talk over its nuclear weapons program.
July 09, 2013 -
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A soldier who went missing after his helicopter was shot down during the Vietnam War...was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The remains of Army Specialist John L. Burgess of Sutton Bay, Mich., were buried today in a single casket with the remains of two members of his crew who had been previously identified. They were among five soldiers aboard a helicopter that crashed near the Cambodian border in 1970. Only one survived.
July 09, 2013 -
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The U.S Navy says three coastal patrol boats have arrived at 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain to boost its fleet of the rapid-response craft in the Persian Gulf, where U.S. and Iranian forces often operate within close range. The Navy says the new vessels Wednesday bring the total to eight patrol boats as part of plans to have 10 stationed in Bahrain by early next year.
July 09, 2013
