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Number of Security Clearance Holders Drops 12 Percent

Federal agencies have trimmed the ranks of employees and contractors with access to classified information.

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Veterans Sue the VA Over Access to Medical Records

Some veterans are upset they're having to waiting hundreds of days just to advance the process of applying for combat-related compensation.

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Defense Contractors Unsatisfied with Thornberry's Acquisition Bill

A contractor's trade group representing some 400 companies say Rep. Mac Thornberry's acquisition reform bill further complicates an already complicated process.

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Another Try at Curbing VA Bonuses Advances in the House

The new legislation would empower the secretary to block certain retirement benefits while capping bonuses for executives.

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The NSA's Fight To Keep Its Best Hackers

Even with flexible hiring authorities, the agency is losing its elite employees to deep-pocketed cyber-security firms.

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New Pentagon Chief Carter to Court Silicon Valley

The Pentagon wants to partner more with Silicon Valley tech firms, but can radically different cultures find common ground?

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The Pentagon Says This Man Can Fix Its Personnel System

Army Under Secretary and former Congressman Brad Carson takes the reins in an office that has seen nine leaders since 2009.

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Army Shows Women No Slack at Elite Army Ranger Qualifiers

No debate about it, the Army is making the women trying to qualify for Ranger School meet every male standard – just like they want it.

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Pentagon: We Can’t Afford to Replace Aging ICBMs, Bombers, Subs

Even if sequestration goes away, the Defense Department will need at least $10 billion more per year to modernize its nuclear arsenal, procurement chief says.

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Pentagon's Next Bomber Will Be Built To Upgrade

The stealthy strike aircraft the Air Force buys this year will look a lot different when it is retired to the boneyard decades from now.

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Pentagon Moves More Communications Gear into Cheyenne Mountain

Largely abandoned a decade ago, the iconic Cold War bunker is getting an upgrade.

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3 Takeaways from Ash Carter's 'Force of the Future'

With the Pentagon already struggling to cap rising personnel costs, are the defense secretary's new plans too ambitious to be sustainable?

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VA Pushes Back Against Claims Its Officials Lied to Congress

The VA's Carol Clancy condemned reports that its officials lied about improvements to patient waiting times during recent Congressional testimony.

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SIGAR Says $416M for Afghan Women Could Go To Waste

The inspector general for reconstruction in Afghanistan warns USAID may not be able to track more than $400 million in spending to promote the status of women.

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Six More Women Qualify For Army’s Elite Ranger School

Six more women now can attend the first gender-integrated Ranger Course on April 20. The last chance to join them begins Friday.

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The US Navy Doesn't Need an Expensive Aircraft Carrier Drone

UCLASS advocates say the plane has to be both survivable and armed to the teeth, but the Navy could use a simpler model.

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The US and Russia Are the Biggest Beneficiaries of the Global Arms Boom

Emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East are splurging on weapons, and especially ones made by American and Russian companies.

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White House Teases Its Support for Military Compensation Reform

President Obama signaled his support for changes to military pay and benefits, but told Congress he won't make a decision on what reforms he'll endorse until late April.