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Panetta expects half of defense cuts to come from weapons programs
The rest could come from operating more efficiently, a decrease in troops, and trimming personnel costs like health care.
Defense
Defense language training program needs improvement, GAO says
Army and Marine Corps programs lack the documentation necessary for improvement, audit finds.
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Rice: U.S. could have 'done better' in Iraq without distrust among Bush officials
The former Secretary of State's remarks follow a spate of recent he-said-she-said comments among ex-officials.
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Iraq will need U.S. oversight for a decade, watchdog reports
Threats are greatest from outside the country, key Iraqi general tells special IG.
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U.S. officials were warned of abuse at Afghan prisons, paper reports
Top officials received 'multiple warnings' about detainee abuses at facilities the United Nations later publicly revealed had engaged in "systematic torture."
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Panetta: Defense budget likely to include $250B in cuts over 5 years
Comments come as the Pentagon is embroiled in a review of how to eliminate roughly $450 billion in spending over the next decade.
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Pentagon's embattled personnel official resigns
Clifford Stanley plans to leave the Pentagon within the next two weeks.
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Defense cyber chief: The cloud is the military's next Internet
Computers and programs must be linked to a central, remote environment that aligns security departmentwide, Gen. Keith Alexander says.
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Mail delivery to service members in Iraq winds down
The Postal Service will not accept parcels addressed to military post offices there after Nov. 17.
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Defense needs to improve efforts to prevent sexual harassment, GAO says
Auditors call for leadership accountability and enforcement of current policies.
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Defense officials downplay panel’s role in revamping military retirement
Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.
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FEMA chief says pre-staging is key to rapid disaster response
Fugate stresses advantage of acting in advance of official disaster declarations.
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HHS joins White House initiative to put veterans to work
Agency orders community health centers to hire 8,000 veterans by 2015.
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Obama to announce plan to curb veteran unemployment
Announcement comes as part of a group of executive orders trying to jolt the economy.
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As wars wind down, some forces face wearying future
The strain on the highly trained forces will only increase as a shadow war ramps up against high-ranking militants in countries like Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
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Insiders: State Department ill-equipped to lead Iraq transition
Experts doubt the diplomatic agency's ability to be fully effective after security forces leave.
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Defense urged to create central domestic violence database
Watchdog group criticizes the Pentagon's slow progress on tracking and targeting abuse.
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VA plans largest tablet computer deployment
Up to 100,000 devices will be managed through a vendor-operated cloud computing center.
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State Department faulted in effort to train Iraqi police
IG report cites lack of agency cooperation with auditors.
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