12/16/2016: Pentagon Buries Evidence of $125 Billion in Bureaucratic Waste - Young Man on a Mission to Honor World War II Vets

Today's Article: Pentagon Buries Evidence of $125 Billion in Bureaucratic Waste
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 12.4

Pentagon leaders had requested the study to help make their enormous back-office bureaucracy more efficient and reinvest any savings in combat power.

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Readability Score: 8.5

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4/29/2016: New Balance Accuses Pentagon of Reneging on Sneaker Deal - When Disaster Relief Brings Anything But Relief

Today's Article: New Balance Accuses Pentagon of Reneging on Sneaker Deal (12.5)
From: Boston Globe

New Balance is renewing its opposition to the far-reaching Pacific Rim trade deal...

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4/20/2016: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns - Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative

Today's Article: Pentagon Proposal on 'Rooney Rule' for Minority Officers Raising Concerns (14.1)
From: USA Today

Each of the services and special operations forces have struggled for years to diversify its top brass with little effect.

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4/7/2016: Pentagon's Evolving Strategy: Treat The Islamic State Like A State - Detroit Hits Residents on Water Shut-offs as Businesses Slide

Today's Article: Pentagon's Evolving Strategy: Treat The Islamic State Like A State (11.4)
From: NPR

American leaders from President Obama on down reject the Islamic State's core claim of being a caliphate...

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