Defense
NORAD's Santa Tracker and the Spirit of Christmas
The real story of the military’s Santa Tracker isn’t what you’ve heard—it’s even better.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Makes It Official: 1.3 Percent Pay Raise for 2016
The order also implements a 1.3 percent pay raise for uniformed military service members.
Defense
Homeland Security: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones
DHS and local law enforcement are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.
Pay & Benefits
VA to Make It Easier For Camp Lejeune Vets to Get Disability Compensation
Department is working on final rules that recognize eight medical conditions associated with drinking water contamination at the Marine training base between 1953 and 1987.
Defense
Obama Says of San Bernardino: 'We Are in a New Phase of Terrorism'
The president met with intelligence specialists at the National Counterterrorism Center on Thursday.
Defense
Admiral Resented Hotline Complaints, Pentagon IG Finds
Whistleblower reprisal charges mostly confirmed; general criticized for F-Bombs.
Defense
Pentagon Acknowledges Ash Carter's Use of a Personal Email Account
Defense secretary used the account to conduct at least part of his official business.
Defense
National Security Agency to Unveil Workforce Restructuring in January
Adm. Rogers describes changes aimed at modernizing how the agency executes its mission.
Defense
Hillary Clinton Links Guns, Terrorism in Security Address
“Terrorists use guns to kill Americans, and I think we should make it harder for them to do that ever again,” Clinton said.
Defense
Maryland Man Charged With Accepting Money from ISIS to Launch an Attack
A 30-year-old man was arrested this week.
Management
Pentagon Grew Acquisition Workforce, But Not Necessarily in Right Places
GAO cites 21 percent growth since 2008; says skill gaps loom.
Defense
An FBI Official Admits it Uses the Same Security Loopholes as Hackers
Here's how the FBI uses "zero-day" exploits.
Defense
Kerry, Lavrov Meet on Syria's Civil War
Kerry is in Moscow where he is hoping to narrow differences with Russia on ways to end the conflict.
Defense
Air Force to Ask for More Drones
Plan would add 3,500 Reaper pilots and up to five more ops centers around the country
Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Starts to Tackle Military Retirement Reform
Agency that runs the government’s 401(k)-style benefit ramps up to auto-enroll new troops beginning in 2018.
Defense
Dunford: New Defense Staff Needed to Meet Transregional Threats
Today’s system of regional combatant commanders is ill-suited for broader challenges, Joint Chiefs chair says.
Defense
Bowe Bergdahl's Fate Will Be Decided by a General Court-Martial
The accused deserter, held for years by the Taliban, could face life in prison if convicted.
Defense
Obama: ISIS Losing Territory, Influence As American Troops Push South in Syria
Speaking at the Pentagon, the president says an expanded war effort — ordered before the Paris attack — is well underway.
Management
EPA and Energy Department Leaders Hail Paris Climate Accord
McCarthy and Moniz echo State Department on impact on private markets.
Defense