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AA works and it’s free, yet Pentagon snubs the substance abuse program
Defense Department is coping with a surge of drug and alcohol addiction.
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Scientists band together to develop PTSD biomarkers
Findings could prevent veterans from going undiagnosed.
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Pentagon is trying to keep the biggest defense program in history on track
F-35 program manager Vice Adm. David Venlet sought a return to acquisition fundamentals.
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TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say
The military insurance program covers 20-day inpatient rehabilitation at contract facilities.
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Jailed man narrowly escapes fatal error in electronic health record
Heart patient nearly received lethal dose of medication.
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TRICARE outsources addiction treatment with little oversight
Congress ordered Defense to treat drug and alcohol abuse ‘epidemic’ at military facilities.
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Pentagon envisions new Air Force One
Aerospace firms are watching for calls for new presidential aircraft.
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Arctic drilling might wait until 2013, Interior Secretary Salazar says
Shell Oil agrees delay is likely.
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Romney, Vegas, Business and Government
When it comes to his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney is a company man.
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En Garde, State Department
'I am for any candidate who distrusts the State Department,' Newt Gingrich says.
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Romney app scooped on VP choice
Users were promised they'd be the first to know, but word leaked out earlier.
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Hackers hold health data hostage
Thieves demanded money in exchange for access to the files.
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Please Don't Bring Bombs to the Lost and Found
IG reports that Federal Protective Service contract guard used poor judgment when handling improvised explosive device at Detroit federal building.
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State Department’s Kindle plan offers a lesson in diplomacy
How an obliquely-worded e-reader contract generated a lot of misinformation.
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Customs and Border Protection flouts Napolitano’s vision for IT consolidation
The agency argues buying its own tool to track aircraft inventory is cheaper than collaborating with the Coast Guard to link portfolios.
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Senators ask Pentagon to consider debarring United Technologies from future contracts
Company may have caused ‘significant harm’ to national security with China sales, lawmakers say.
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GSA Conference Drummer Called 'Hippie Dippy' Sues
Says mocking of her by Fox News reporters and hosts was defamatory.
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