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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acuitus CEO John Newkirk, left, shows Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, how the company trains veterans to write software code in Palo Alto, Calif., April 17, 2013.

Acuitus CEO John Newkirk, left, shows Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, how the company trains veterans to write software code in Palo Alto, Calif., April 17, 2013.

Acuitus CEO John Newkirk, left, shows Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, how the company trains veterans to write software code in Palo Alto, Calif., April 17, 2013.

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