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On eve of Ferguson decision, Pentagon looking at surplus gear program

by Chris Eger

Department of Defense officials told Congress last week that while they support the surplus program that provides military equipment to police, they are pursuing changes.

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Coroner and Livestock investigators defend military surplus guns

by Chris Eger

An Arkansas coroner and state tobacco regulators as well as cattle theft investigators in Wyoming are the latest groups to stand behind their recent participation in the Department of Defense's surplus property program.

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SWAT team lobby asks Congress not to cut military gear pipeline

by Chris Eger

A group representing 1600 SWAT teams is scrambling to keep a Defense Department surplus gear program intact.

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