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Young veterans more likely to get dangerous jobs than civilian peers
Young veterans are more likely to work in jobs with significant physical demands and health risks than civilian peers, new research found.
Close the Pentagon — it’s too big of a target
Why maintain a highly concentrated target for adversaries?
By James Hasik
Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall
The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.
On 9/11 anniversary, DHS says cyber threat has eclipsed terrorism
The Department of Homeland Security says that cyberattacks are a larger threat than terrorist attacks, and the agency has laid out a plan to defend against the new risk.
By Justin Lynch
Man gets 5 years in prison for scamming $24 million from GI Bill benefits program
A Pennsylvania man involved in a scheme that stole more than $24 million from the Post-9/11 GI Bill program is now headed to prison.
Broad new war authorization roils US lawmakers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he wants to reach consensus on his expansive new war authorization before putting it to a vote, but that consensus seemed far away Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
CIA nominee toughens interrogation stance, picks up support
CIA nominee Gina Haspel wrote that she had learned “hard lessons since 9/11,” in comments aimed at clarifying her position on now-banned torture techniques.
US anti-terror training abroad includes K-9, cybersecurity
A U.S. State Department program is helping countries with anti-terrorism efforts through K-9 and police training, cybersecurity, call centers, drones, and surveillance.
By Karin Laub
Trump CIA pick’s links to torture to fuel confirmation battle
Sen. John McCain says President Trump’s pick for CIA director was involved in “one of the darkest chapters in American history” and needs to explain her stance on torture programs.
By Joe Gould
Here’s what a government shutdown could mean for GI Bill users
A possible government shutdown could have major repercussions for active-duty service members and their families — but it likely wouldn’t be as dire for veterans who rely on education benefits to pay their bills. At least for now.
By Natalie Gross
Corker touts ‘progress’ to replace war authorizations
Republicans and Democrats have argued for years that the war authorizations Congress passed after 9/11 have since been overstretched by successive presidents and that Congress must reassert its war-making powers.
By Joe Gould