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Pentagon appeals to addicts to seek treatment or face consequences

DoD is expanding the number of substances it tests for, and it wants anyone who is addicted to call themselves out and go for voluntary treatment and rehab.

Tags: DoD , Pentagon

Friday - 02/24/2012, 09:01am EST

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DoD to pay $1.2 billion for healthcare supplies, pharmaceuticals

A healthcare company called McKesson has snagged the contract from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Tags: DoD , McKesson

Friday - 02/24/2012, 07:01am EST

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Joint Chiefs chair expresses concern over TRICARE fee increase

Gen. Martin Dempsey promises the Defense Department he will keep reviewing its healthcare system.

Tags: Martin Dempsey , DoD , Federal Drive

Wednesday - 02/22/2012, 05:47am EST

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Afghan military to spy on own troops

The Afghan military is planning to spy on it's own soldiers to root out those behind a string of attacks on American and other Western troops.

Tags: Afghanistan , DoD , Federal Drive

Tuesday - 02/21/2012, 07:32am EST

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Case of troops disposing of Koran under investigation

U.S. Commanders are investigating a case in which troops might have improperly disposed of copies of the Koran and other religious materials in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Tags: John Allen , DoD , Afghanistan , Federal Drive

Tuesday - 02/21/2012, 07:26am EST

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New charter issued for DoD CIO Executive Board

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has put out a new charter for the DoD CIO Executive Board. Carter says the goal is to make it the single senior forum for everything from information management to cybersecurity.

Tags: Ashton Carter , DoD , CIO , Federal Drive ,

Monday - 02/20/2012, 07:52am EST

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Panetta calls troop cuts in Europe 'necessary'

Two Germany-based Army brigades will be brought home in 2014. By 2017, the number of U.S. service members in Europe will drop from about 80,000 now to 70,000.

Tags: DoD , Leon Panetta , Army

Friday - 02/17/2012, 07:46am EST

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