Defense
Watchdog Creates High-Risk List for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Special IG Sopko warns that corruption could derail U.S. effort to build Afghan self-sufficiency.
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Troops Still On Track for a 1 Percent Pay Raise in 2015
CRomnibus package allows for increase, freezes congressional salaries.
Defense
Senators to Kerry: Tell Us What You Want to Fight ISIS
The administration criticizes Senate proposals to authorize force, but won't offer a plan of its own.
Defense
Michael Hayden to NBC: No One Ever Warned Us Against Overreacting to 9/11
A damning admission from a former head of the CIA and NSA.
Management
War Zone Food Contractor Pleads Guilty to Overcharging
Supreme Foodservice to pay $434 million in settlement with government.
Defense
CIA Torture Report Condems Bush-Era Detainee Treatment
An intelligence report on so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” concludes CIA practices didn’t thwart terror.
Management
A Quiet Exit for a Forgotten Ebola Czar
The public's attention has moved on from the deadly disease, and soon, so will Ron Klain.
Defense
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Now on Tighter Leash When Profiling Suspects
Federal employee group calls guidance 'unwarranted reprimand.'
Oversight
John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report
The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques.
Management
Who Will Be the Next 'Mayor of the Pentagon'?
Under Beth McGrath, business transformation moved from oversight to transparency.
Defense
Six Guantanamo Detainees Are Released to Uruguay
There are still 67 men at the facility who have been approved for resettlement.
Defense
Obama Officially Selects Ash Carter to Lead Pentagon
Carter’s nomination now in the hands of Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Defense
Rand Paul and John McCain Go to War Over ISIS Vote
How a "nice little water bill" sparked a battle between a 2016 White House hopeful and the GOP's top hawk.
Management
Obama's Immigration Action Is Creating a Hiring Blitz at DHS
USCIS is staffing up at a new facility to implement the new policies.
Defense
Reports of Military Sexual Assault Increased Over Past Year
But Pentagon leaders said the uptick reflects soldiers feeling more comfortable reporting.
Defense
House OKs Bill With Pay Raise for Troops, Pay Freeze for Some Officers
Troops are on track to receive a 1 percent pay increase in 2015; bill freezes pay for general and flag officers next year.
Defense
Pistole Offers Valedictory on Once-'Beleaguered' TSA
Colleagues laud shift from 'one-size-fits-all' to risk-based terrorist screening approach.
Defense
Military Pay Raise Set For 1 Percent
Congress expects to pass the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill before the end of next week.
Defense