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War-weary US is numbed to drumbeat of troop deaths
>After nearly 11 years, many by now have grown numb to the sting of losing soldiers like Pfc. Shane W. Cantu of Corunna, Mich. He died of shrapnel wounds in the remoteness of eastern Afghanistan, not far from the getaway route that Osama bin Laden took when U.S. forces invaded after Sept. 11, 2001, and began America's longest war.
Tags: DoD , Osama bin Laden , Army
U.S. commander in Afghanistan reveals new security measures
Gen. John Allen said he was focusing on re-vetting the 16,000 local police stationed throughout the country.
Tags: John Allen , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive ,
General admits leading cyber attacks in Afghanistan
Marine Lt. Gen Richard Mills told an audience at a conference in Baltimore last that he led cyber attacks in Afghanistan.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , cyber attacks , Richard Mills , Federal Drive , In Depth
Feds charge Army officer, 2 others in fraud scheme
An Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and two former Special Forces soldiers were indicted Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme to win military contracts in Afghanistan.
Tags: DoD , Army , Special Forces , DoD Report
Rising Afghan insider attacks imperil US strategy
In just the past 10 days, Afghan forces have attacked their coalition partners seven times, killing nine Americans.
Tags: President Barack Obama , DoD , Leon Panetta , Martin Dempsey , DoD Report , Federal Drive
State's lack of middle managers risks diplomacy
The State Department has a gap in its work force. It has too few experienced, mid-level career foreign service employees. It's the result of several factors...and it's a serious problem.
Tags: GAO , State Departement , workforce , Federal Drive , Iraq , Pakistan , budget
Congress eyes probe into Army program
Congress is poised to launch an investigation into why Army leaders have resisted requests to provide battlefield units with a specific computer program that helps troops locate and clear roadside bombs.
Tags: Army , DoD , Congress , Palantir Technologies , Duncan Hunter
Army, Marine Corps look to replace Humvee
Despite planned budget cuts, the military is moving ahead to design a new tactical truck to replace the Humvee, which is vulnerable to roadside bombs and isn't expected meet the demands of future conflicts.
Tags: Humvee , armored truck , acquisition , DoD Report , budget , GAO , Army , USMC , DoD , Iraq , Federal Drive , Amanda Iacone
DoD wants to shift $1 billion to Navy drones
DoD has asked Congress to reprogram $1 billion from accounts dedicated to building up Afghanistan's national security forces.
Tags: DoD , Navy , budget , drones , Federal Drive , DoD Report
Biden, in leaked memo, told Obama war plan flawed
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