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The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work. The Pentagon did not immediately say on Saturday exactly how many workers will return to work. The Defense Department said "Most" Were being brought back. Ref. USAToday

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5 Places You May Not Know The U.S. Military Operates:

The president is required under the War Powers Act of 1973 to detail to Congress any ongoing activities occurring without a declaration of war from the legislature. Here's five of them: Ref. Source 6

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Black Budget: US govt clueless about missing Pentagon $trillions: Video report -

The Pentagon has secured a 630 billion dollar budget for next year, even though it's failed to even account for the money it's received since 1996. A whopping 8.5 trillion dollars of taxpayer cash have gone to defence programmes - none of which has been audited. Ref. Source 2

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Pentagon needs to rethink calling war journalists 'belligerents', says watchdog:

Open letter from Reporters Without Borders calls on US defense secretary to revise manual containing 'disturbing' language on treating reporters like spies. Ref. Source 1u

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Pentagon to announce moratorium for military labs handling toxins, pathogens

The Pentagon plans to announce later today a freeze of all its labs that deal with toxins, pathogens and bacteria, such as anthrax, a Defense official told USA TODAY. The moratorium comes after officials took a detailed look at policies and procedures at the labs and found them wanting, said the official who was not authorized to speak publicly. "Nobody is shipping anything," The official told USA TODAY.

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Pentagon spends millions paying pro sports teams to honor soldiers at games:

The Pentagon and National Guard paid professional sports teams to publicly honor soldiers at sporting events, according to a Senate oversight report released Wednesday that labeled the practice "Inappropriate and frivolous." Ref. Source 7b