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Should VA Scrap VistA? CIO Evaluates Future of Home-Grown Health Records System
The assessment comes amid ongoing concerns about the multiple, failed attempts to develop interoperable electronic health records between VA and DOD.
Tech
Northrop Grumman to Build New Air Force Bomber
After years of internal Pentagon fighting to keep the project alive, the air service reveals a builder, but little else.
Management
The Norwegian Army May Have the Answer to Reducing Sexism at Work
“We didn’t expect the results to be so strong.”
Defense
Pentagon Wraps Up Colorado Search for Guantanamo Alternative
Pending report to go to the Defense Secretary before the White House, then on to Congress.
Defense
Meet the Army General Now in Charge of the ISIS War
Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland is now commanding the counter-ISIS campaign; Officials name Nagata’s successor at SOCOM Central.
Defense
U.S. Aid to Afghan Police Said to Lack Oversight, Endgame
SIGAR says some of $471 million was wasted on diverted supplies.
Defense
Thursday's Benghazi Hearing Was Tense, Lengthy
Hearing represented the climax of months of investigations and weeks of political sparring.
Defense
American Soldier Is Killed in a Rescue Operation in Iraq
The soldier was killed in an operation involving U.S. and Kurdish commandos on an Islamic State base in northern Iraq.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Vetoes Bill Affecting Troop Pay and Benefits
The legislation includes a 1.3 percent pay raise in 2016 for service members and changes to the military retirement system.
Defense
Can Paul Ryan Save the Defense Department from Sequestration?
As the defense policy bill awaits a threatened veto, Washington wonders whether the Wisconsin Republican will become House speaker — and resolve the budget impasse.
Defense
The U.S. and Russia are Working Together in Syria — But Only to Prevent Air Clashes
They are still on opposite sides of the conflict.
Management
What If Canada's New Government Doesn’t Buy the F-35?
The F/A-18 Super Hornet could be the RCAF’s next top fighter if the new Liberal government keeps its vow to jettison the Joint Strike Fighter.
Management
Webb Drops Out of 2016 Democratic Race But Leaves Independent Bid Open
The presidential hopeful with the most military experience is now out of his party’s race for the White House.
Defense
The FBI and Secret Service are Investigating Reports That The CIA Director's Email Was Hacked
John Brennan, reports suggest, was using an AOL account.
Defense
An Updated Air Force One Could Withstand the Electromagnetic Pulse of a Nuclear Explosion
It will also be hardened against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear explosion.
Defense
DARPA Wants to Make Self-destructing Delivery Drones
DARPA says it wants to imitate that “material transience,” but with “more uplifting endings.”
Defense
Navy Shows Progress Toward Clean Books
GAO and independent accountant largely validate military pay controls.
Defense
White House: We Are Not Disappointed in Afghanistan Troop Announcement
Press secretary Josh Earnest pushed back on reporters’ suggestions that President Obama must be disheartened by his decision to keep troops in the country.
Defense
Obama Expected to Announce U.S. Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan
Move comes as the Taliban continues to grow in strength, al-Qaeda remains in pockets and the Islamic State gains ground in Afghanistan.
Defense