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Military looks to beef up meat buying

The Pentagon is looking into increasing its meat purchases to take advantage of lower prices and to help ranchers struggling with drought.

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

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Air Force relieves commander in wake of sex scandal

Col. Glenn Palmer has overseen basic training for all new Air Force recruits as commander of basic training at the 737th training group at the Texas base.

Tags: Air Force , Lackland Air Force base , Norton Schwartz , Mark Welsh , Glenn Palmer , DoD Report

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DoD redesigns concussion-detection tool

The Military Acute Concussion Evaluation, or MACE is a list of questions and a map that helps first responders determine the next steps of care for the injured.

Tags: DoD Report , concussion , Military Acute Concussion Evaluation , Federal Drive

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DoD hiring more people with disabilities

Fourteen percent of the Defense Department's civilian workforce is disabled, compared with 11 percent governmentwide.

Tags: Stephen King , DoD Report , workforce , hiring , disabilities , Federal Drive

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Syring new head at Missile Defense Agency

Vice Adm. James Syring replaces Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, who was the subject of a DoD Inspector General report on his alleged abusive management style. In May, the IG recommended appropriate corrective action against O'Reilly.

Tags: James Syring , Patrick OReilly , Missile Defense Agency , DoD Report , Federal Drive

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Interior, DoD to convert unused bases to energy projects

Interior estimates 13 million acres in the Western United States have high winds, lots of sunlight, or sit on top of geothermal sources.

Tags: DoD Report , Interior , green government , Federal Drive

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DoD cutting back on use of live animals for surgery training

Both the Defense Department and animal right activists hope to reduce or end the use of 6,000 live animals a year for trauma surgery training.

Tags: DoD Report , Marine Corps , Navy , surgery training , cut suits , Federal Drive , Marine Corps Times

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Services expanding removal of SSNs on documents

The Defense Department is expanding the removal of Social Security numbers from service member documents.

Tags: DoD Report , social security number , Erin Conaton , Federal Drive

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Senator ends hold on Air Force chief nomination

The White House pick for Air Force chief of staff was confirmed by the Senate Thursday as members of Congress continued to press the service for answers about the widening sex scandal at a Texas air base.

Tags: John Cornyn , Congress , DoD , Air Force , Norton Schwartz , Lackland Air Force base , SEA , DoD Report

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Erik Fanning named new Air Force under secretary

The White House has named Erik Fanning as the new under secretary of the Air Force.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Erik Fanning , Air Force , Navy

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