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Report: U.S. abandoning plans to keep troops in Iraq next year
Pentagon was considering keeping up to 5,000 troops in Iraq in 2012, in order to train Iraqi forces.
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Pentagon cancels $15.9 billion battlefield radio program
Officials seek industry-developed replacement for broadband system after spiraling costs trigger termination.
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Obama deploys 100 U.S. military personnel to central Africa
Troops will advise forces fighting to remove Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.
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Bill caps Veterans Affairs bonuses
House approves legislation that limits the amount the department can pay in performance awards to senior staff.
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Class action suit seeks $4.9 billion in damages from TRICARE data theft
Plaintiffs allege the military health care provider put personal and sensitive information at risk by failing to encrypt the digital files.
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Water main break at new Walter Reed leaves three clinics ‘unusable’
The Warrior clinic was among the areas flooded by one to two inches of water on the same day President Obama visited wounded troops at the center.
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Deficit committee should cut nuclear arms, lawmaker says
Edward Markey and 64 other House Democrats are calling for a major atomic-arsenal rollback.
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Panetta: Armed Services must work together to absorb cuts
Defense chief vows to avoid excessive military reductions, saying, 'it will not happen on my watch.'
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Biden: Iran must be held accountable for assassination attempt, bomb plot
United States is already working to unite global public opinion behind condemning and isolating such behavior, vice president says.
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Iran containment strategy cast in doubt
A country willing to attempt an assassination on U.S. soil defies the “rational actor” presumption that lies at the heart of nuclear deterrence.
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Federal officials thwart alleged Iranian-planned attack on U.S. soil
Plot detailed in criminal complaint involved assasinating Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States.
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U.N. report: Detainees 'systematically' tortured by Afghan authorities
Report notes that Afghan security forces are trained and funded by the international community.
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Nuclear crises renew regulator's relevance
NRC chief Gregory Jaczko keeps the focus on safety amid political charges around Yucca Mountain plans and industry influence.
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FBI to launch nationwide facial recognition service
Four states will begin using the service in January; immigrant rights groups worry Homeland Security will abuse the biometric database.
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Romney: Don’t cut Pentagon budget
GOP presidential contender says any savings from reducing administrative costs should be invested in the military.
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Obama issues preparedness goals
Plan relies heavily on cooperation among state, local and federal governments, and boosts the roles and responsibilities of the private sector.
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Obama order will require agencies to better secure classified info
So-called "WikiLeaks" executive order has been long awaited by the national security establishment.
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Former Homeland Security employee heads to prison
William Mann is sentenced to 46 months for taking bribes and falsifying immigration documents.
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Firm eyes lawsuit over theft of TRICARE patient data
Class action would focus on TRICARE's decision not to provide free credit and identity theft-monitoring services.
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