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Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases

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DoD constructing offensive, defensive cyber teams

U.S. Cyber Command is putting together dozens of groups to defend the military's network, to work with combatant commanders on offensive tactics and to respond to attacks against the nation. Gen. Keith Alexander, however, said budget cuts will delay DoD's ability to recruit and train team members.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , DoD , Keith Alexander , Robert Kehler , workforce , training , sequestration , Jason Miller , U.S. Cyber Command

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Sen. Carl Levin will not seek re-election in 2014

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Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

Tags: Chuck Hagel , Barack Obama , DoD , Leon Panetta , Carl Levin , John McCain

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Military issues dire warnings of readiness crisis, decries political gridlock

Among the warnings the military's top uniformed officers delivered to the Senate Tuesday: Half of Marine Corps units will fall below readiness standards by the end of the year, the Army will have to curtail training for 80 percent of its ground forces and shipyards are already becoming short-staffed because of DoD's hiring freeze.

Tags: Congress , DoD , workforce , readiness , sequestration , Martin Dempsey , Ashton Carter , Mark Ferguson , Raymond Odierno , James Amos , Jared Serbu

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Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief

Tags: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , Chuck Hagel , DoD

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Senate panel to vote Tuesday on Hagel nomination

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Panetta says US at risk of being second-rate power

Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , Senate , Congress

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Panetta: Layoffs unlikely over 'fiscal cliff'

Tags: defense budget , DoD , Barack Obama , budget , fiscal cliff , Carl Levin , John McCain , Senate , Rand Paul

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General investigated for emails to Petraeus friend

The Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen (pictured), is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.

Tags: DoD , CIA , David Petraeus , John Allen , Leon Panetta , Congress , FBI

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