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(AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Calls to move military sexual assault cases to independent prosecutors reach a boiling point 

A bill that would remove sexual assault investigations from the military chain of command now has 46 Senate co-sponsors, including 10 Republicans.

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OMB’s Lew says shutdown unlikely, no decision on longer pay freeze

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Debt ceiling stalemate could lead to ‘uncharted territory’

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OMB teeing up financial, HR systems for the cloud

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Air Force backs off from claim that accessing WikiLeaks violates Espionage Act claim

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Protests threaten U.S. contractor business in Egypt

POLITICO\’s Jen Di Mascio explains how the protests in Egypt could affect U.S. contractors doing business there.

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DoD to begin Don’t Ask Don’t Tell training

Politico reports that all four services will receive training about the end of the policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the military.

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Issa profile highlights life before politics

The New Yorker profile of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) highlights past accusations of shady financial dealings and his life as a businessman. The article explores Issa’ relationship with his…

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