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Army, NFL team up to combat traumatic brain injury

The Army has joined up with the National Football League to fight traumatic brain injury, a threat to both soldiers and players.

Tags: Army , NFL , DoD , Federal Drive

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Beware: Internet scam artists using DoD seal

Hackers are using official Defense Department seals in an online scam.

Tags: DoD , hackers , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , technology , Federal Drive

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Iraq receives 9 Mi-A1 Abrams tanks

This completes an order of 140 tanks from the U.S. The pricetag for the deal was $860 million, with the U.S. picking up $60 million.

Tags: DoD , Federal Drive , Iraq , Abrams tanks

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Ga. prosecutor seeks death penalty for 3 soldiers

Georgia prosecutors will seek the death penalty against three Army soldiers accused of killing a former serviceman and his girlfriend to protect an anti-government militia group, officials said Thursday during tense court hearings in which one victim's stepfather was tackled and handcuffed as he tried to rush the defense table.

Tags: DoD , Army , Federal Drive

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Military delegation visits London Paralympic Games

Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, toured the venue and visited with athletes. Dempsey was accompanied by Kareem Dale, special assistant to President Barack Obama for disability policy.

Tags: DoD , Martin Dempsey , paralympics , Federal Drive , Lisa Jackson

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DoD leaked sensitive information, conservative group says

The conservative group Judicial Watch has published documents it got from the Pentagon and the CIA through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Tags: Osama bin Laden , DoD , CIA , leaks , Federal Drive ,

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Marines testing women in combat jobs

Female Marine officers will attend the grueling infantry officer school at the Marine Corps' Quantico, Va., base as part of an experiment to gauge whether women can handle the course's extreme physical and mental challenges.

Tags: DoD , Marine Corps , James Amos , Federal Drive

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Soldiers charged in assassination plot

Four Army soldiers have been charged with plotting anti-government attacks, including assassinating President Barack Obama.

Tags: Army , DoD , President Barack Obama , Federal Drive

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Army keeps traditional physical fitness test - for now

The Army will keep using the Army Physical Fitness Test to gauge readiness until a study into new methods is completed, the service announced. In 2011, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command introduced a new test to more than 10,000 soldiers to measure Warrior Task and Battle Drill readiness. However, until that study is fully concluded, TRADOC command said "longstanding and proven" systems of physical fitness will continue to be the standard.

Tags: In Depth , Army , DoD , TRADOC

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Effects of sequestration on the Pentagon

If the debt reduction supercommittee fails to come up with spending cut recommendations by Nov. 23, automatic across-the-board cuts will go into effect. Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress analyzes what these cuts could mean for the Pentagon.

Tags: Lawrence Korb , Center for American Progress , supercommittee , budget , In Depth , management , deficit reduction , sequestration

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