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The military\'s use of personal identifiable information places service members at a higher risk of identity theft than the population at large.
December 10, 2010 -
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Effort to repeal \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" doesn\'t make it past a vote for debate in the Senate, and with it stalls billions of dollars in spending.
December 10, 2010 -
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The administration detailed a 25-point plan to improve the way agencies buy and manage technology. Current and former government officials say OMB is using lessons learned from the past to set the agencies up for success.
December 10, 2010 -
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Lingering concerns about Iran\'s nuclear ambitions and al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting attacks against the West in Yemen are at the top of the list of concerns for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He expressed those concerns during remarks at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. He said that the U.S. must be willing to do more financially, diplomatically and economically for countries that have problems before they erupt and trigger military action.
December 09, 2010 -
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More than 40,000 servicemembers have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are facing a backlog in disability claims. Both agencies have been conducting a pilot to…
December 09, 2010 -
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A paper by four senior Army officers and members of the faculty at West Point says the military’s use of social security numbers and other personal data put servicemembers at greater risk of identity theft…
December 09, 2010 -
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The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
December 09, 2010 -
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The nation\'s No. 2 military officer on Wednesday strongly endorsed the warfighting value of information-sharing.
December 09, 2010 -
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A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the son of a convicted spy to five years of probation for helping his father contact his old Russian handlers. Nathan Nicholson, son of ex-CIA agent Harold \"Jim\" Nicholson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. The son had been used as the middle man in an attempt to try to collect money from the Russians while behind bars. The younger Nicholson apologized to the court and said he was embarrassed by his actions. Harold Nicholson is one of the highest-ranking CIA officers ever convicted of espionage.
December 08, 2010 -
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The long-term fallout of the Wikileaks disclosure is turning up already. Some foreign governments appear to be pulling back already. Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, says \"We have gotten indications that there is at least some change in how individuals and governments cooperate with us, and share information,\" Lapan repeated the concern that would-be informants or established intelligence sources might not be coming forward out of fear they could be exposed, or that governments might become more \"circumspect with the information they share.\"
December 08, 2010 -
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Army.mil reports on the Army\'s use of simulated wounds to train medical staff.
December 08, 2010 -
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Federal News Radio told you about the Army’s plans to bring smartphone technology to the battlefield within a year. If the service wants to issue every soldier some kind of smartphone, the move could turn…
December 08, 2010 -
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Senior U.S. military commanders say the transition of security responsibilities from U.S. to Afghan troops will begin in the next several months.
December 08, 2010 -
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The Defense Acquisition University has launched the first ever Department of Defense casual games site. Games Czar Alicia Sanchez explains.
December 08, 2010
