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19 Apr 2007, 6:29 am
The study came out a day after the Pentagon said it was extending the tours of all active duty Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan - about 100,000 troops - to 15 months from the current one year. [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 5:49 pm
There was even talk of returning to the draft to fill the ranks. ....Lawrence Korb, a former senior Pentagon personnel official now affiliated with the Center for Defense Information and the Center for American Progress... [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 8:48 am
The Pentagon estimates that at least 20,000 security contractors work in Iraq, the size of an additional division.Private contractors were granted immunity from the Iraqi legal process in 2004 by L. [read post]
17 Apr 2007, 9:53 pm
"The debate in Congress ... has been helpful in demonstrating to the Iraqis that American patience is limited," Gates told Pentagon reporters traveling with him in Jordan. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 5:52 am
" Among the areas the report will address: fostering cooperation between the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which do not have systems in place to share inpatient records electronically; providing institutional support to families who bear burdens of caregiving; and reforming a disability benefits system that critics say shortchanges injured Soldiers. [read post]
14 Apr 2007, 6:48 am
PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: A recent National Journal article (sorry, link is subscriber-only) suggests that lobbyists are worried: But beneath the surface there was a feeling of anxiety among the lobbyists gathered at Pentagon City's Ritz-Carlton hotel in Arlington, Va. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 8:45 am
From the Consumer Law & Policy Blog: Consumer Groups Express Disappointment with Proposed DoD Regs by Deepak Gupta Pentagondfst8706962_1_2 Three consumer groups -- Consumer Federation of America, Center for Responsbile Lending, and National Consumer Law Center -- issued a statement today expressing disappointment with the Pentagon's new proposed rules on predatory lending to servicemembers. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 6:50 am
" And Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that "Two detainees deny belonging to al Qaeda; Two alleged terrorists held at Guantanamo denied being al Qaeda members, according to censored transcripts of secret hearings made public by the Pentagon. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 11:18 pm
Kevin Kellems, an unremarkable press-officer-cum-aide who had previously worked for Wolfowitz at the Pentagon, pulls down $240,000 tax-free -- the low end of the salary scale for World Bank vice presidents, who typically have PhDs and 25 years of development experience. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 9:09 am
by Deepak Gupta Three consumer groups -- Consumer Federation of America, Center for Responsbile Lending, and National Consumer Law Center -- issued a statement today expressing disappointment with the Pentagon's new proposed rules on predatory lending to servicemembers. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 7:47 am
[JURIST] Ali Abd al-Aziz [BBC profile], one of 14 "high value" Guantanamo Bay detainees and the nephew of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile], has denied allegations that he transferred funds to the 9/11 hijackers and has insisted he had no prior knowledge that his uncle was planning attacks on the US, according to a Pentagon transcript [PDF text] from a Combatant Status Review [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 6:31 am
Chu, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said the Pentagon wants a "balanced package of proposed improvements for both military members and former spouses. [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 11:58 pm
The war czar would have the authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, State Department and other agencies. [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 7:59 am
by Deepak Gupta Wanna give the Pentagon a piece of your mind? [read post]
10 Apr 2007, 10:23 am
Today, the Pentagon announced that 15,000 of the 145,000 troops currently stationed in Iraq may have their tours of duty extended by 120 days. [read post]
7 Apr 2007, 9:32 am
The Pentagon is notifying 14,000 National Guard troops they may be heading to Iraq. [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 10:56 am
Re this ILB entry yesterday on a Johnson County resident unhappy with the new Courthouse security meanures, whose comments in a letter to the editor included "What do they think this is, the Pentagon? [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 7:23 am
If the prisoner is one of the very few that the Pentagon plans to charge with a crime, he will be brought before a military tribunal. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 11:13 am
What do they think this is, the Pentagon? [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 9:05 pm
"Court: Pentagon Can Fund Scout Jamboree. [read post]
