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Top 3 for 2013 - Adm. Norb Ryan on military personnel and spending

Norb Ryan, a retired vice admiral who's now the president and CEO of the Military Officers Association of America says that mental, physical and financial well-being for military personnel should be the top priority next year.

Tags: Top 3 for 2013 , Norb Ryan , In Depth , Francis Rose , Bethe Reardon , DoD

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Mother: No justice in NYC soldier's hazing case

Tags: Defense , harassment , workforce , Army

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Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat rises

Tags: Afghanistan , drawdown , DoD , Barack Obama , troops ,

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Federal auditors question fuel use by Afghan army

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says there's no proof the fuel is actually being used by Afghan forces. It could be lost, stolen or diverted to insurgents.

Tags: DoD Report , spending , Afganistan ,

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Educating students about war

Veterans National Education Program Co-founders Andrea Hooper and Bob McMahon talk about the organization's vision and mission.
April 20, 2012(Encore presentation June 8, 2012)

Tags: workforce , Veterans National Education Program , World War II , Korean War , Vietnam War , Iraq and Afghanistan wars , Andrea Hooper , Bob McMahon , veterans , Fed Access , Derrick Dortch

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Group claims to have hacked into military dating website

A group calling itself "Lulzsec Reborn" claims to have hacked into the private information of 170,000 members of a military dating website. However, the owner of the website disputed the claim, since the dating service has only 140,000 members.

Tags: DoD , militarysingles.com , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , LulzSec Reborn , hackers , ESingles

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Work-life balance, job discrimination top of mind for military women

The Pentagon recently announced it would open up 14,000 combat positions to female troops. While women in uniform say the decision will lend "legitimacy" to the frontline roles they already fill, they say job discrimination pales in comparison to the difficulty of raising a family while serving.

Tags: diversity , DoD , Navy , William Gortney , In Depth , Emily Kopp , leadership , women , management , retention , workforce , mothers , parent , work-life

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How the military gets motivation right

In her 26-years of government service, Robin Wink served in both the military and the civil service. Wink says there's a lot civilian agencies can learn about motivating their workforces from those in uniform.

Tags: Managing Morale , morale , motivation , DoD , civilian agencies , Robin Wink , best practices

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Gay soldier shares reaction to GOP debate boos

Tags: DoD Report , DoD , DADT , gay rights

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White House asks DoD for recommendations on US troop presence in Afghanistan

The White House has asked the Pentagon for initial recommendations for the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan in 2014. It is the first step in planning the final U.S. drawdown, despite a bleak security outlook.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Iraq , Afghanistan , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris

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