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Episode #140: Weekly News Roundup for June 15, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 15: Department of Defense leaders urged lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ratify the Law of the Sea convention. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld …
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Episode #138: Weekly News Roundup for June 1, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 1: Last weekend Americans across the country and around the world honored those who have died or gone missing while serving in the U.S. armed forces. President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense …
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Episode #137: Weekly News Roundup for May 25, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Bradley Cantor

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 25: The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are merging their health records into what will be the world’s largest electronic health system. The new system, which will be fully operational by 2017, will …
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Episode #136: Weekly News Roundup for May 18, 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 18: After 42 years, Army Spc. Leslie Sabo Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama lauded the soldier, who died destroying …
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Episode #135: Weekly News Roundup for May 10, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for May 10: At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed reporters on developments in the Federal budget, specifically related to the Defense budget …
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