Defense
Defense Department Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees to Ghana
The move, the first of 17 in coming days, shrinks the total population to 105.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE Drug Co-Pays Will Rise on Feb. 1
Some beneficiaries will see a hike of between $2 and $4 for certain prescriptions.
Defense
U.S. Analysis 'Not Consistent' With North Korea’s Claim of a Hydrogen-Bomb Test
Although there has been no independent confirmation of the test, there is skepticism and condemnation of the claim.
Management
After Government Screw-Up, Contractor Will Resume Control of Army Child Care Program
In some cases, service members were shelling out more than $1,000 per month for child care as part of a subsidy program -- and waiting months for Uncle Sam to reimburse them.
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Inside the Pentagon’s Plans to Revamp the Global Command and Control System
The modernized system aims for lower costs through agile development, open standards and open source code, and applications designed with the user interface in mind.
Defense
CDC Makes Modest Progress in Improving Lab Safety
Expert panel calls for further management changes to avoid contamination.
Defense
Homeland Security Launches New Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants
ICE raids on Central Americans do cause pain, Secretary Johnson acknowledges.
Defense
Putin Labels the United States a Security Threat to Russia
A new government document all the forces lined up against Russia, including “foreign and international nongovernmental organizations, financial and economic structures."
Defense
Pentagon Workforce Cuts May Not Achieve Savings, GAO Warns
Civilian and contractor reductions are not well documented.
Defense
What We Know About the Standoff in Oregon
Over the weekend, two sons of Cliven Bundy and their armed supporters stormed the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Defense
A Foiled New Year’s Eve Terrorist Plot in Turkey
Officials said Wednesday they have detained two suspected Islamic State militants who had planned attacks on New Year celebrations.
Defense
The Military Versus the Private Sector for Job Security and Quality of Life
The millions of service members who live on military bases around the world experience a kind of economic and social security that is foreign to most of America’s middle class.
Defense
Two Arrested in Belgium in Connection With New Year's Eve Plot
Prosecutor’s office cites threat of an attack on symbolic places in Brussels.
Defense
Officials: Ramadi Is 'Fully Liberated'
Iraqi government forces, backed by Sunni tribesman and U.S. airstrikes, recaptured the city from ISIS.
Defense
How the Justice Department Uses Historians to Prosecute War Criminals
A small office in DoJ seeks to root out human rights violators hiding in the United States.
Defense
How a Misleading Story Is Changing Immigration Policy
Erroneous claims that one of the San Bernardino shooters made public social-media posts about jihad have produced legislation to overhaul the process of screening visas.
Defense
The Logo That Took Down DARPA's Information Awareness Office
Some of the military-technology agency’s images are disconcerting. Others are actually kind of cute.
Defense
U.S. Syria Policy Shifts From ‘Assad Must Go’ to ‘Not Right Now’
The UN Security Council backs a blueprint for Syrian peace talks — and papers over powderkeg tensions between the U.S. and Russia.
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