Afghanistan
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Families of service members killed by a contractor employee have filed wrongful death lawsuits. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report.
July 12, 2011 -
Commentator Barlow Herget says America needs to stop messing with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and focus on job creation at home.
July 07, 2011 -
The President won\'t be making Afghanistan troop withdrawal decisions. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report.
June 27, 2011 -
The new DoD secretary will need to concentrate on military spending cuts and withdrawing troops from the Middle East, according to Lawrence Korb, a former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan.
June 24, 2011 -
Defense Department feds are on the ground in Afghanistan, collaborating with counterparts there to build effective defense institutions We get details about the Ministry of Defense Advisors Program from Kelly Uribe and Rick Pollitt.
June 13, 2011 -
Civilians who work for the Defense Department are on the ground in Afghanistan, collaborating with counterparts there to build effective defense institutions.
June 08, 2011 -
Unless changes are made \"the United States faces new waves of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan\" according to the Commission on Wartime Contracting. USAID, the Departments of Defense and State are singled out in a new commission report for their inadequate planning.
June 03, 2011 -
Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class James Williams is nearing the end of his predeployment training, but for him and his pregnant wife, that means time is running out to make some important family arrangements.
May 01, 2011 -
Federal News Radio hears about the drawdown process and how the military is working to achieve its goals and deadlines from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan.
April 29, 2011 -
The Commission on Wartime Contracting says the United States has misspent tens of billions of dollars on contracts and grants.
April 25, 2011 -
The Pentagon moves to tighten cybersecurity for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
April 07, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American military involvement is likely to continue in Afghanistan even after the 2014 end of combat operations. He\'s in Afghanistan for two days to meet with troops, commanders and Afghan officials. Gates says the presence after 2014 will be a small fraction of today and the personnel will be trainers and advisers.
March 07, 2011 -
The Defense Department has requested enough money to put the Afghan national security forces in a good position to defend their own country, but the current level of funding for the effort is not sustainable in view of budgetary and other concerns, says Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
February 18, 2011 -
Arnold Fields says poor planning and weak management are undermining the effort to build up the Afghan army and police.
January 25, 2011 -
Joint Chiefs Chairman addresses \"our way forward in Afghanistan\" for foreign media.
January 18, 2011