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Pentagon: Military recruiters fraudulently took $92 million in bonuses

The Pentagon is investigating a report alleging that more than $92 million in bonuses – supposed to be given to soldiers and civilians who referred enlistees – were actually given to military recruiters who were not eligible for the bonuses, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

 

Petraeus to officially retire to assume role as CIA director

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, once the top commander in Iraq and then Afghanistan, will leave the Pentagon Wednesday for the halls of the CIA next week.

 

Anonymous Leaks 90,000 Military Email Accounts in Latest #AntiSec Attack

Anonymous Leaks 90,000 Military Email Accounts in Latest #AntiSec Attack

Booz Allen Hamilton is a massive American consulting firm that does a substantial amount of work for the Pentagon. This means they've got a lot of military business on their servers -- which Anonymous hacked. Today they've leaked it.

 

House passes $649B defense spending bill

The House has passed a $649 billion defense spending bill that boosts the Pentagon budget by $17 billion....

 

'Don't ask' expulsion = 50K per person

A new study puts a price tag of more than $193 million for the Pentagon to implement the policy of removing gays and lesbians from military service over a six-year period.

 

AP: Pentagon study backs end to 'don't ask, don't tell'

A Pentagon study being released Tuesday says gay troops could serve openly without hurting the military's ability to fight.

 

Supreme court declines to lift military ban on gays

Supreme court declines to lift military ban on gays

The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to lift the Pentagon's ban that prevents openly gay men and women from serving in the military, rejecting a request by a gay rights group.

 

Pentagon Has 'No Clue' Who Launched SoCal Missile

Pentagon Has 'No Clue' Who Launched SoCal Missile

Someone launched a missile near Los Angeles Monday night and as of Tuesday morning, the Pentagon still doesn't know who.

A local television station showed video of the launch spotted around 5 p.m. captured by a traffic helicopter around sunset.

 

Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist

Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist

At least three service members discharged for being gay have begun the process to re-enlist after the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation s history.

 

Pentagon tells recruiters: You must accept gays

The Pentagon said on Tuesday it has told military service recruiters they must accept applications from gays and lesbians, given a judge's decision to strike its ban on openly-serving homosexuals.

 

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