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The Navy Fast Tracked Its Record Scanning System Over the Holidays
System slated to digitize 13 million pages of health records this year.
Oversight
Lawmakers Skeptical Obama Will Reform NSA After White House Summit
President Obama sat down with a small group lawmakers Thursday to discuss NSA surveillance. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
Defense
Military Benefits Likely to Remain Sacred to Congress
One in three lawmakers has introduced bills to repeal recent pension cuts.
Defense
Air Force Official Resigns After Criticism Over Sexual Assault Ruling
Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin said his decision to throw out a case has become a distraction.
Defense One
Why It Matters that Gates Questions Obama’s Will in Afghanistan
Bob Gates’ memoir confirms what many long knew – the Obama administration has not embraced its own Afghanistan policies. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Defense One
Hagel’s Nuclear Site Tour Is a Good Start
Perhaps Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has come around on nuclear disarmament in visiting the troops this week. It’s a good bet he won’t like what he hears. By Rep. Mike Rogers
News
Robert Gates’ Love-Hate Relationship With the Bureaucracy
In memoir, former defense chief says Obama failed to give proper credit to career officials, but also laments his own frustrations in managing the Pentagon.
Defense
Chemical Weapons Have Begun to Leave Syria
Assad's regime appears to be complying with the arrangement set by the UN.
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Is Giving Up on Middle East Democracy—and That's a Mistake
In prioritizing security over democracy promotion, the Obama administration is failing to address the root causes of extremism in the region.
Management
White House Pushes Back on Gates
The National Security Council is hitting back against criticisms of Vice President Biden from the former Defense secretary's new memoir.
Defense One
The Day Bob Gates Almost Quit
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates praises and criticizes Obama, while revealing a deep exasperation for national security politics. By Kevin Baron
Management
Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates' Memoir Doesn't Make Anyone Look Good
Donald Rumsfeld's successor has penned a book that includes some sharply honest takes on his former colleagues.
Defense One
Iraq’s Best Hope for Peace Is Replacing Maliki
The United States may have made a mess in Iraq, but Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s reign has only made things worse. By Stephanie Gaskell
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Looks to Postal Service to Restore Military Pension Cut
Bill would reinstate full COLAs to working-age military retirees by ending Saturday mail delivery.
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The Case of the Disappearing Health Record Presentations
Files are no longer on SPAWAR-LANT website.
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Pentagon Kicks Off Procurement to Maintain Current Health Record Until 2018
Contract will cover sustainment and incremental improvements.
Defense
Security Insiders: It's Time to Reduce Military Health and Pension Benefits
Murray-Ryan budget deal is good for defense, Insiders say.
Defense
Russian Attacks Raise Olympic Security Concerns
State Department pledges solidarity with Russia against terrorism.
Management
The Top 7 Federal Stories of the Year
From a government shutdown to a botched health care rollout, 2013 was a year to forget.
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