An office meant to protect whistleblowers within the Department of Veterans Affairs was weaponized against them and promoted a culture of fear within the massive federal agency.
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The 30,000 veterans who live in Washington deserve the political rights that would come with statehood for the District of Columbia, activists said at a Veterans Day rally on Monday advocating to make the nation’s capital the 51st state.
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Veterans are twice as likely to unknowingly participate in a scam as the general population, Carroll Harris, a U.S. Postal Inspection Service senior law enforcement official, said at the hearing.
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Military officials talked about Navy and Army efforts and expressed concerns of adversaries at The Military Reporters & Editors association conference.
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The cold, heavy rain on Oct. 20 didn’t deter nearly 200 participants from joining in the fifth annual James W. Foley Freedom Run in Rock Creek Park.
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U.S.-Arab experts talk about shifting focus from equipment to training foreign military in the English language in Arab regions.
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If the United States doesn’t quickly adapt to the technological changes in warfare and foreign policy, major adversaries like China and Russia will have an advantage over the U.S. in future conflicts, experts say.
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The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as soon as 2021, according to officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. At the Annual AUSA Trade Show, a Northrop Grumman official confirmed that the company has been contracted to deliver the first 50-kilowatt laser. This medium sized system will be able to engage all types of air targets silently without the need to reload.
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ONYX, a new exoskeleton the Army has been testing for a year, has helped soldiers at Fort Drum, New York, do strenuous exercise like climbing stairs for up to eight hours effortless. Later this month, the system will undergo changes to fit the needs of other service branches that will benefit from it.
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