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Hey Taxpayers: $FOUO!

By June 10, 2013

Amid a torrent of stories about secrecy, or the lack thereof, surrounding the National Security Agency’s tracing the electronic communications of U.S. citizens, you’re forgiven if you missed Friday’s report from the Pentagon

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VeteransJune 10, 2013

$17,500

— How much the Department of Veterans Affairs paid for a boat, motor and trailer – and to ship them to Molokai, Hawaii – for a U.S. military veteran under the VA's Independent Living program. "The case record indicates that the veteran was provided a boat to `significantly improve independent living and psychosocial functioning,'" the Government Accountability Office reported Friday, here. "At the time of assessment, the VRC [Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor] noted that the veteran, who suffered from PTSD, was socially isolated but had an interest in fishing. However, the veteran’s old boat `rotted away,' and the cost for purchasing a new one was high. The VRC noted in the case file that because the veteran received a new boat, he was less depressed and his relationships with family and friends improved." Molokai, here, seems like a pretty nice place to have a boat. No word on whether or not he had served in the Navy.
Nuclear WeaponsJune 07, 2013
“It showed the enduring value of the strategic nuclear deterrent.”
— Air Force Major General Garrett Harencak, the assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, speaking Friday of the impact of sending U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flying over South Korea recently to induce the North Koreans to scale back their threats. h/t Elaine Grossman
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Marines Get Carded

By June 07, 2013

TOKYO – The Marines have tried curfews, drinking restrictions and plain old jawboning to cut down crime and controversy on Okinawa, a key center of U.S. military power in the Pacific. Now they’re handing out reminder …

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