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Victims of Toxic Chemicals Fight for Benefits From VA
Former Marines who spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are among the victims.
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Did a SEAL Team Six Member Violate the Espionage Act?
At the top, federal employees leak with impunity. At the bottom, they're at the mercy of an opaque apparatus that masquerades as justice.
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Troops, Defense Employees Will Have Less Money for Extended Travel Starting Nov. 1
Opponents of a new policy designed to cut costs had hoped the Pentagon would delay its implementation, pending further debate.
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Exclusive: AFRICOM Plans High-Speed Circuits to Liberia
U.S. military plans to lease a 622 megabit terrestrial circuit from Europe to Liberia.
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'An Epidemic of Fear': Ebola in the United States
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci's lessons from three decades of public health crises.
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One Agency's Short-Lived Idea to Have Its Employees Test a New Ebola Vaccine
News editors at VOA found volunteers, but BBG general counsel balked.
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CDC to Award More Money to Fight Ebola
The $10 million grant will go to multiple recipients.
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Race is On for Defense Health Record – but VA Backs Out of Competition
Four teams of contractors are vying for the electronic health record system contract – and the $11 billion prize attached.
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Obama Praises Feds Fighting Ebola in West Africa, But Union Says They’re Not Protected
Are civilian federal employees receiving enough protections from the deadly virus?
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: Get Used to Endless War
From ISIS to climate change, the Pentagon chief says, the threats that face the United States are long-term challenges.
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Pay Raise for Troops Still Up in the Air
Congress has to decide before the end of the year whether it will grant a 1 percent or a 1.8 percent boost in 2015.
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Pentagon Announces It Will Quarantine Soldiers Returning From Ebola Mission
Defense officials pointed to concerns over the safety of troops coming back from West Africa.
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Feds Were Much More Likely to Die on the Job Last Year Than Other U.S. Workers
Fatalities in the federal workplace spiked in 2013.
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US Army Will Provide Wi-Fi for NGOs in the Fight Against Ebola
The networks the Army is setting up in West Africa will support both military users and NGOs, such as Doctors without Borders.
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British Spies Allowed to Access U.S. Data Without a Warrant
Newly released documents from the British government reveal a lack of judicial oversight for how it sifts through communications data collected by the NSA and other foreign governments.
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NSA Chief Warns Companies Against Revenge Hacking
"Hacking back" may be illegal, Michael Rogers said. But his advice doesn't apply to the agency he heads.
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Obama: States Should Support Ebola Health Workers
Mandatory quarantines upon return from West Africa could discourage health professionals from going to the front lines, president says.
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DHS Orders Increased Security at Federal Facilities
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the action was a precautionary step, citing terrorist calls for attacks against the United States.
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The Boston Bombing and the Marijuana Defense
Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev, was found guilty of lying to the FBI despite his claim that he was too high to remember what he had done.
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