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FBI Orders 26,500 Licenses for Software to Guard Samsung Galaxy S5s

The bureau seeks vendor who can provide Samsung Knox licenses for use on Samsung Galaxy S5.

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Vanity Portraits: Not Much of a Drain on the Budget

It turns out agencies don’t spend much on paintings of their leaders.

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Agencies Graded B- on Mobility

Many federal managers say their agencies aren't taking full advantage of mobile technologies, study finds.

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Will Sgt. Bergdahl Stay in the Army?

Amid questions of whether or not Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left his post in 2009, the Army makes plans for him to stay. By Molly O’Toole

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The Pros and Cons of U.S. Drone Strikes in Iraq

The easiest option against ISIS politically might also be the least effective. By Patrick Tucker

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The FBI Is Getting Its Own, Personal 3D Printer for Studying Bombs

One Stratasys Objet24 desktop-sized machine will be delivered to Quantico for forensic analysis of IEDs.

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Hackers Hit Tweetdeck, Eat Chinese Food and Expose an STD

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

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Obama to Iraq: ‘We Can’t Do This for You’

President Obama says any decision to intervene will depend on whether Iraq can take control ‘without resorting to war or relying on the United States military.’ By Stephanie Gaskell and Molly O’Toole

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Is Back in the U.S.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faces a long recovery and many questions as he finally returns to the United States after being held by the Taliban for 5 years. By Molly O’Toole

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Gen. Allen: Obama Should Strike Iraq Insurgents With ‘A Hard Blow’

In an exclusive interview, Gen. John Allen, a former top U.S. military commander in Iraq, urges President Obama to strike ISIS with ‘a hard blow.’ By Stephanie Gaskell

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Don’t Be Sucked Into War With Iraq, Again

We should not be bullied back to Baghdad by politics, ideology or short-term thinking that this wrong war never should have ended. By Joe Cirincione

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Weapons-Grade Uranium Not a Must for Nuclear Medicine, Dutch Figure Says

'It's not a matter of money,' Nederlof says. 'It's a matter of solving technical problems.'

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Turning the Asia Pivot Into a Real ‘Obama Doctrine’

Why the pivot to Asia is the wrong model for an 'Obama doctrine' and how the president can get it right. By Lawrence J. Korb

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Pentagon Officials Cautious on Iraq, Point to Maliki

At the Pentagon where so many spent years fighting in Iraq, the sense is that this is Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s mess to clean up. By Stephanie Gaskell

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Fake Dot-Gov Webmail Used in Phishing Scam to Hack EPA and Census Staff

Nigerian admits breaching employee email accounts to order agency office products that he then sold on the black market.

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McCain Calls for Obama’s National Security Team to Resign Over Iraq

Fuming Republican senators blast the administration for abandoning Iraq as Sen. John McCain says Obama’s national security team should resign. By Kevin Baron

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Hagel Fires Back at Bergdahl Criticism in Congress

At a hearing Wednesday, Defense Secretary Hagel lectured House Armed Services Committee members about war, saying the Bergdahl deal was the right call. By Molly O’Toole

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How the Pentagon Can Track the Taliban 5

The Taliban 5 may disappear back into the fight, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t findable. By Patrick Tucker