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By Lolita C. Baldor |
May 14, 2013
The Defense Department announced plans to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year.
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By Lolita C. Baldor |
February 12, 2013
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex issue requires more review and has triggered concerns among military leaders, senior Pentagon officials said Monday.
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By Lolita C. Baldor |
February 11, 2013
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the issue requires more review and military leaders expressed concerns, senior Pentagon officials said Monday.
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By Lolita C. Baldor |
January 11, 2013
The Pentagon will begin taking steps to freeze civilian hiring, delay some contract awards and curtail some maintenance to prepare for drastic budget cuts if Congress can't reach an agreement on a final spending plan, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.
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By Lolita C. Baldor |
May 17, 2012
Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.