Employee in West Point dean’s office admits to $3 million fraud scheme

West Point employee admits $3M fraud scheme

Schumer: Army backing off plans to privatize more than 300 public works jobs at West Point

Schumer: Army will scrap privatization plans

Reverse Course: Plans to privatize public works jobs at West Point scrapped

Plans to privatize jobs at West Point scrapped

GAO finding bolsters efforts in Congress to block privatization of nearly 6,000 federal jobs

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Government Accountability Office says Defense Department plans to privatize nearly 400 public works jobs at West Point military academy would result in a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Dutch royalty mark 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage up the NY river named for him

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Dutch Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife, Princess Maxima, met dignitaries up and down the Hudson River, lunched with military cadets and lauded their country’s long friendship with the United States as they marked the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic voyage.

Forbes ranks West Point No. 1 college, citing work ethic and debt-free education

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. Military Academy is rated the best college in the country in this year’s Forbes magazine rankings.

Handshake or hand grenade? West Point cadets train for realities of Iraq and Afghanistan

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadets had already fought off an overnight attack by insurgents firing blanks when the morning brought even more simulated problems.

Military board says gay NY National Guard officer should be discharged

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he’s gay should be discharged for violating the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

New US commander takes charge of NATO troops in Afghanistan

KABUL - General Stanley McChrystal took command of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan at a formal handover ceremony here Monday.

Arkansas recruiter shootings spark fears of homegrown American jihadists

WASHINGTON — Carlos Bledsoe’s transformation from Tennessee youth to an American-born Islamic extremist charged in a bloody rampage outside an Arkansas military recruiting station may signal an ominous new wave of violent homegrown jihadists, counterterror officials say.

Procter & Gamble names McDonald to succeed CEO Lafley, who stays as chairman

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it chose 29-year company veteran Bob McDonald, citing his broad global experience, to lead the world’s largest consumer-products company.