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U.S. Army gets into the April Fools' Day spirit

The U.S. Army is training military cats, hoping they will be a cheaper alternative to dogs that conduct drug-sniffing operations.

Or so that's the claim in a news post celebrating April Fools' Day.

"Soldiers around the regiment have been doing their part to support the program by capturing stray cats in their neighborhoods and bringing them into the detachment located on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. More than 100 cats have been collected since the program started earlier this month," says the "press release" from the Army's website.

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UPDATED 5:51 AM EDT, October 24, 2012

Navy examines impact of sequestration

Adm. Mark Ferguson outlined the potential future for the Navy if sequestration proceeds without challenges in January, Homeland Security News Wire reports.

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UPDATED 5:42 AM EDT, October 24, 2012

Navy examines impact of sequestration

Adm. Mark Ferguson outlined the potential future for the Navy if sequestration proceeds without challenges in January, Homeland Security News Wire reports.

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UPDATED 17:40 PM EDT, October 23, 2012

Pentagon needs to organize its blimp efforts, investigators say

The Pentagon has funded a number of programs designed to produce free-flying airships and tethered aerostats such as balloons and blimps to be used as platforms for surveillance equipment, but a watchdog says the military doesn't have a good eye on its budget or organization.

The various programs cost $7 billion between 2007 and 2012. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office, Congress' watchdog arm, found that the Pentagon has little comprehensive idea of how many projects are running, what they're working on or what they're costing.

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UPDATED 6:45 AM EDT, October 23, 2012

Pentagon will not reclassify Ft. Hood incident as terrorist attack

The Pentagon says it will not reclassify the Fort Hood shootings as a terrorist attack due to its concerns about biasing the case against the gunman, The Washington Times reports.

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UPDATED 5:42 AM EDT, October 17, 2012

Civilian employees in Europe may have to repay housing allowances

Up to 2,000 Defense Department civilian employees working in Europe may have to pay back housing allowances received by mistake, Stars and Stripes reports.

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UPDATED 2:33 AM EDT, October 16, 2012

Battery system reduces military fuel needs

The Department of Defense is turning to a battery system that stores energy wasted by diesel generators for later use in order to cut back on military fuel needs, The Virginian-Pilot reports.

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UPDATED 5:13 AM EDT, October 15, 2012

Companies, politicians brace for sequestration

With sequestration pending, major arms manufacturers are looking for other clients and preparing for a restructure, while politicians fret about rising powers like China, NBC News reports.

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UPDATED 4:34 AM EDT, October 11, 2012

Veterans seek in vitro coverage

Wounded veterans continue to fight for coverage of in vitro fertilization, a procedure that costs between $15,000 and $20,000, The Bellingham Herald reports.

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UPDATED 17:47 PM EDT, October 5, 2012

JCS chair opposes demoting former AFRICOM chief

America’s top military officer is opposing the demotion of a four-star general who is accused of spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on lavish travel and other expenses in a case that has been sitting on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s desk for weeks, The Associated Press reports.

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