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Pentagon on lockdown after shots reported fired [7:19 p.m. ET] Ref. ABC News

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Shooting incident near Pentagon

A shooting is reported at a Washington underground station that serves the US Department of Defense. Ref. Source 4

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Gates, Mullen Take Budget to Senate Committee
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The Defense Department's request for a $553 billion and an additional $117.8 billion to fund overseas operations for fiscal 2012 preserves U.S. Fighting strength, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said before a Senate Committee.
Source: American Forces Press Service News Feed

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'Each US citizen pays $5,000 per year for US defense spending'
Press TV

"Each and every citizen in the United States - man, woman and child - pays some $5,000 or so per year for U.S. Defense spending. Ref. Source 7

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Report: Pentagon doesn't know where the money is going:

The Defense Department, has discovered that its financial ledgers are in worse shape than expected and that it will have to spend billions of dollars in the coming years to make its financial accounting credible, the Center for Public Integrity reported Thursday. Ref. Source 1

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DOD Awards First Joint Licensing Agreement
US Military News

The Defense Department has leveraged the buying power of more than two million information technology users to award a three-year, $617 million joint enterprise license agreement for Microsoft products.
Source: American Forces Press Service News Feed

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President Obama signed legislation Monday night that ensures U.S. Military members will get paid during any government shutdown. The federal government shuts down at midnight if no agreement is reached in Congress on a spending bill. Ref. USAToday

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Hagel Announces Recall Of Most Defense Department Civilians
US Military News

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced he is recalling most of the Defense Department civilians who were placed on furlough as a result of the government shutdown which began Oct. 1.
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