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Obama to redouble efforts to shutter Gitmo, reduce drone strikes; Rosa Brooks wants POTUS in her classroom; Horror in the U.K.; Is Jon Stewart goading the WH on the VA?; Hagel: build a better software program; and a little bit more.

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:44:08 GMT

Source: www.foreignpolicy.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
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U.S. believes Syrian government used some chemical weapons, says Hagel

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:02:32 GMT

Source: www.bi-me.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. "The U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria." ...

Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with the Netherlands' Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:41:21 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
News Releases are official statements of the Department of Defense. ...

Hagel, Shinseki Participate In Congressional Roundtable on Veterans Claims

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35:19 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki participate in a congressional roundtable discussion about the VA claims backlog with members of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee and Appropriations Committee Chairwoman U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, on Capitol Hill, May 22, 2013. ...

Remarks by Secretary Hagel at a Roundtable Discussion on the Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog with the Senate Appropriations Committee

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:00 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
News Transcripts document all DoD news briefings and significant interviews. ...

Military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:40 GMT

Source: www.reuters.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close the camp. ...

Hagel: DOD, VA Work Together to Cut Claims Backlog

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:10:19 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Pentagon is committed to doing everything it can to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce the claims backlog, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate panel. ...

Hagel Hails Netherlands as Strong U.S., NATO Partner

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:10:19 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted the Netherlands' Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at the Pentagon, where the leaders discussed the Joint Strike Fighter program, NATO's post-2014 role in Afghanistan, and Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. ...

Secretary Hagel Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on the Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog with the Senate Appropriations Committee

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:07 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
As Prepared for Delivery by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 22, 2013 ...

Hagel: DOD to purchase new EHR system

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:49:16 GMT

Source: fedscoop.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Defense Department will seek a commercial solution for electronic health records instead of adopting the Veterans Affairs Department’s own Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture otherwise known as VistA. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel officially announced May 22 DOD will pursue “a full and open competition for a core set of capabilities for healthcare management software modernization” following a 30-day review of the program. “Our objective is to provide the best possible healthcare for our service members with continuous quality care,” Hagel said. “Our service members and veterans, and their families, expect and deserve a seamless system to administer the benefits they have earned. Secretary Shinseki and I will continue to work closely together to deliver on that promise.” In the near term, DOD will continue coordinated efforts with VA to develop data federation, presentation and enhanced interoperability, Hagel said. This goal will be the first priority in this process, he added. Hagel said while VA may have good reasons to adopt VistA for its EHR core, it was not a good fit for his department. “A competitive process will allow DOD to consider commercial alternative that may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and technical risk, and access to increase current capability and future growth in capability by leveraging ongoing advances in the commercial marketplace,” he said. He continued, “Approachin ...

Hagel directs Pentagon to seek new software for health records

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:57 GMT

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to seek new healthcare management software that would better integrate military health care records with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The inability of the Department of Defense and the VA … Continue reading → ...

Hagel: No furloughs for sexual assault prevention staff

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:00 GMT

Source: www.stripes.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In the midst of an intensifying scandal over a rising number of military sexual assaults, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is moving to keep hundreds of Defense Department civilians who work in programs to combat the problem on the job this summer while most other DOD civilians face furloughs. ...

DoD, VA, HHS Make Progress on Mental Health Services for Veterans; Chuck Hagel Comments

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:31 GMT

Source: www.executivegov.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services have announced the progress of the agencies’ mental health services for veterans, service members and families. According to a DoD statement, the agencies have doubled the Veterans Crisis Line’s capacity by 50% and have launched 15 pilot mental health projects in seven states. “One of [...] ...

Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:11:37 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
News Releases are official statements of the Department of Defense. ...

Chuck Hagel's special exemption

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:15:42 GMT

Source: www.politico.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sex-assault-prevention workers won't be furloughed. ...

Guantanamo’s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:58:00 GMT

Source: www.stripes.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Military lawyers for former CIA captives held at Guantanamo are appealing to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in what they describe as deteriorating conditions and leadership failures on a scale similar to the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre. ...

Guantanamoâ€™s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:58:00 GMT

Source: feeds.stripes.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Military lawyers for former CIA captives held at Guantanamo are appealing to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in what they describe as deteriorating conditions and leadership failures on a scale similar to the Vietnam Warâ€™s My Lai massacre. ...

Hagel Opts for Commercial Electronic Health Record Software

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:16 GMT

Source: www.nextgov.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Defense secretary leaves the door open for a VA-developed system. ...

Guantánamo’s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:29 GMT

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre in their bid to get Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel to intervene in the prison camps. ...

Hagel Hosts Russia's Security Council Secretary at Pentagon

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:39 GMT

Source: www.defense.gov --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev before a meeting at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. ...