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Tricare decision protested

Virginia Politics

The Department of Defense’s recent decision to change the longtime contractor responsible for providing health care to 2.9 million Tricare military beneficiaries in the western United States poses a risk to military health care, the losing bidder charg... »

More national security cuts to the budget?

This Ain'T Hell, But You Can See It From Here

Well, ya know, I almost understand the cuts to the Department of Defense…it’s a knee jerk reaction for Liberals to go after defense first thing. But, ya know, this one just doesn’t figure. Unless they thought that no one would notice. The Obama Adminis... »

Congress looks at Stolen Valor

This Ain'T Hell, But You Can See It From Here

Yesterday, some of our friends were in Congress urging them to mandate that the Department of Defense create a database of military honors that have been awarded to curb the recent rash of Stolen Valor claims. But the DoD and the National Archives does... »

The Real Defense Budget

The Atlantic Politics Channel

photo credit: Reuters.While everyone knows that the defense budget is large -- even in the numbers… »

Hiding the truth

This Ain'T Hell, But You Can See It From Here

Yesterday, I wrote about an Afghan major who gunned down eight Americans in cold blood. Today, the USAToday writes that the Obama Administration and the Department of Defense will no longer keep public statistics on American trainers who were killed by... »

President Obama speech at Pentagon on Defense changes (Live video, tweets)

The Washington Post 44 Politics and Policy

President Obama spoke at the Pentagon Thursday morning with Defense Department leaders to unveil a new, austere strategy for the Department of Defense. that the The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock and Peter Whoriskey reported the new strategy “will co... »

Big Solar Plans for Military Families

Compass

How do you double the number of houses with rooftop solar? Ask SolarCity, which is moving ahead with its ambitious 5-year plan to provide 300 megawatts worth of solar for military families. SolarCity announced yesterday a partnership with Bank of... »

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DOD to open more than 14,000 new jobs to women

Latest news from Washington Business Journal

More than 14,000 new jobs will be opened to women after May 14 in the Department of Defense, FedScoop reports. DOD announced assignment policy changes for female employees to be implemented "to continue to remove barriers that prevent service members f... »

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