Defense
TRICARE Enrollees Soon Will Have to Refill Certain Drugs Via Mail or at Military Facilities
Defense says it's too expensive to fill prescriptions at retail pharmacies.
Nextgov
Report: China's Spies Read Top US Officials' Private Emails
The intrusion is still going on, a senior official told NBC News.
Nextgov
How Uber Could Contribute to the Future of Spycraft
DNI has quietly released an unprecedented, unclassified 5-year roadmap charting the future of data analysis.
Nextgov
DHS Alerted Agencies to Malicious Email Attacks Days After Joint Staff Hack
However, Homeland Security would not comment on whether there is any relationship between the advisory for federal offices and private companies and the apparent military data breach.
Defense
White House Spokesman: Schumer Opposition to Iran Deal 'Disappointing' But Not a Surprise
President Obama got a heads-up on the senator's defection, the press secretary said Friday.
Defense
The Coast Guard Busted a Submarine Full of 16,000 Pounds of Cocaine
The July catch was the biggest drug bust in USCG history.
Defense
Army Holds Huge Exercise To Show Off Lethality
After spending 14 years fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. Army is preparing for a hybrid war.
Nextgov
VA Secretary: We Need to Simplify Website for Veterans
Veterans health sites should be renamed "Veterans.gov," the secretary suggested.
Nextgov
VA’s Deputy CIO Takes New Job
Steph Warren oversaw VA’s $4 billion IT shop and its several thousand employees over the past two years, owning the agency’s cybersecurity strategy and answering repeatedly to Congress on its perceived IT vulnerabilities and the successful cyberintrusions of nation state-sponsored attackers.
Defense
The Federal Employees Who Singled Out Hiroshima for Atomic Destruction
How committee meetings, memos, and largely arbitrary decisions ushered in the nuclear age.
Defense
Obama Invokes Iraq War in Soliciting Iran Deal Support
The president argued that a vote for the nuclear agreement would break from the mindset that led to the 2003 invasion.
Defense
Flaws Uncovered in Vaunted Marine Corps Audit
Senators blast Pentagon watchdog for being too lax in its examination.
Nextgov
Intelligence Community Research Agency Gets New Director
Jason Matheny had previously been in charge of IARPA’s “Anticipating Surprise” office, overseeing efforts to develop new capabilities in predicting and forecasting events related to national security.
Defense
Air Force Looks To Make Smarter and Deadlier Drones
The Reaper's next chapter includes better sensors, more autonomy, bigger weapons
Management
Marines: The F-35 is Ready for War
Seven years late, the Joint Strike Fighter is deemed ready to fight.
Defense
Two Women Advance To Final Phase of Army Ranger School
Of the three women still vying to graduate from the first gender-integrated course for the Army’s elite, two moved on to the swamp stage.
Defense
Despite Possible Government Shutdown, Many Military Families Think Congress Will Reverse Sequestration in the Fall
Service members though are increasingly worried about changes to health care and retirement benefits, according to survey.
Nextgov
DOD Official to Industry: We Need Fitness Tracking Software, Not New Devices
Better tracking software could help military patients recover from injuries, Col. Deydre Teyhen said.
Defense
The FBI's ViCAP Database Could Catch Rapists, But It's Largely Unused
Three decades after the FBI launched a revolutionary system to catch repeat offenders, it barely has any data.
Oversight