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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations -sources
Reuters* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Military, Georgetown, Politics, Government
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Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPummeled in the media and on Capitol Hill because of continuing delays in processing benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted mandatory overtime hours as part of its pledge to resolve by 2015 a backlog estimated at more than 845,...Tags: Pittsburgh, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate, Veterans Affairs
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EDITORIAL: Bills offer right response to military sex abuse crisis
Portland Press Herald, MaineRape and sexual abuse perpetrated against members of the military by fellow service members have reached epidemic proportions and are a national disgrace. Despite several years of increasing public awareness, these crimes against women and men serving...Tags: Susan Collins, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Chellie Pingree
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EDITORIAL: Further reform necessary to battle sexual assault in the military
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaIn a scandal-ridden time in Washington, recent bombshells about the prevalence of sexual assault in our nation's military probably haven't received the attention they deserves. Last week marked the third recent case of the fox guarding the henhouse....Tags: Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Bruce Braley, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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U.S. says Korea tensions relatively low, despite missile tests
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea's six short-range missile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean peninsula as relatively low. Pyongyang has defended its short-range...Tags: North Korea, Missile Systems, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military
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Local Voices: Naperville and Plainfield
Letters to the editor from Naperville and Plainfield residents. Adult texters As I drive both in the suburbs and city, I am absolutely stunned at how many people, adults, not kids, are texting while driving. I have a son who is 16 and is out there...
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EDITORIAL: Congressional women target military assault
South Bend Tribune, Ind.A bipartisan group of women serving on the Senate and House Armed Services committees, including Indiana's 2nd District Rep. Jackie Walorski, is to be congratulated for exercising historic clout to battle sexual assault in the U.S. armed services....Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Jackie Walorski, Crime, Law and Justice
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EXCLUSIVE-U.S. Air Force to move forward target date for F-35 use
Reuters* Air Force aims for mid-2016 start * Navy eyes mid-2018 date for operational use of F-35s * Marines sticking to mid-2015 target date By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed...Tags: Software Industry, Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Aircraft, Sports Organizations, U.S. Military
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness crisis
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...Tags: Defense, Government Debt, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment
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Florida National Guard in transition phase
Miami HeraldThe Florida National Guard troops were wearing full battle rattle inside their Humvee hunting insurgents in rural Afghanistan when suddenly, from a distance, somebody opened up with small-arms fire, wounding an American soldier. The U.S. troops fired...Tags: Science and Technology, Hurricanes, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Disasters and Accidents, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, U.S. Military, Hampton Roads, U.S. Congress
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U.S. lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Justice System, Politics, Buck McKeon
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