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May 8, 2013, 5:25 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
The Pentagon’s reliance on foreign countries for parts
and raw material is a national security threat, a new report from the
manufacturing industry argues.
The report, released Wednesday by the Alliance for American
Manufacturing comes as companies are concerned about the U.S. industrial base
shrinking as defense budgets decline.
The report, which was authored by Guardian Six Consulting,
tries to make the case that the health of the manufacturing sector is
intertwined with national security. It calls for strengthening the U.S. manufacturing
industry, with 10 recommendations to cut down on the reliance on foreign nations.
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May 8, 2013, 4:48 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
NATO leaders are launching an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by the alliance's special forces in southern Afghanistan.
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May 8, 2013, 4:13 pm
By
Ben Goad
The DOD quashed reports it was pursuing new regulations on religious freedom, after questions were raised by GOP senators.
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May 8, 2013, 1:51 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
Navy leaders are pushing to get the service's shipbuilding workforce off the hook from looming furloughs.
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May 8, 2013, 12:47 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman Dick
Durbin (D-Ill.) said the revelations that 17 Air Force officers were stripped
of their responsibilities to control nuclear missiles “could not be more
troubling.”
The Associated Press reported
Wednesday that 17 officers at Minot Air Base in North Dakota had their
authority to control nuclear weapons stripped following a poor review — in an
unprecedented move — which prompted the group’s deputy commander to say it was
suffering “rot” in its ranks.
"We are, in fact, in a crisis right now," the
commander, Lt. Col. Jay Folds, wrote in an internal email that was obtained by the
AP.
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May 8, 2013, 12:29 pm
By
Carlo Muñoz
Pentagon officials have rejected a request from Rep. Buck McKeon for classified information.
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May 8, 2013, 11:05 am
By
Julian Pecquet
The decision by the United States and Russia to put their differences aside and jointly host a peace summit between Syrian rebels and the Assad regime earned plaudits from the United Nations' special envoy to the war-torn country. “This is the first hopeful news concerning that unhappy country in a very long time,” Lakhdar Brahimi said in a statement Wednesday. “The statements made in Moscow constitute a very significant first step forward. It is nevertheless only a first step.” Secretary of State John Kerry made the announcement late Tuesday after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. He said the two countries have agreed to host an international conference “as soon as is practical,” perhaps by the end of the month. “The specific work of this next conference,” Kerry said, “will be to bring representatives of the government and the opposition together to determine how we can fully implement the means of the communique, understanding that the communique’s language specifically says that the Government of Syria and the opposition have to put together, by mutual consent, the parties that will then become the transitional government itself.”
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May 8, 2013, 9:42 am
By
Daniel Strauss
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said President Obama has used drone technology in the "most effective" way of any president.
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May 7, 2013, 8:13 pm
By
Jeremy Herb and Justin Sink
President Obama on Tuesday said he had “no tolerance” for sexual assault in the military.
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May 7, 2013, 6:22 pm
By
Jeremy Herb and Carlo Muñoz
The Topline: President Obama weighed in on the military’s
present problem of sexual assault Tuesday, vowing to hold military leaders
accountable in response to a new Pentagon report showing cases are on the rise.
Obama said that
he had “no tolerance” for sexual assault in the military, saying those
responsible should be court-martialed, fired and dishonorably discharged.
"I expect consequences. I don't want just more
speeches, awareness programs or training where people ultimately look the other
way," Obama said Tuesday at a news conference with South Korean President
Park Geun-hye. The president’s comments on sexual assault in the military
could bring new urgency to an issue that has long plagued the services.
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