Defense

Obama Has Every Reason to Fix the VA. Why Hasn't He?

The candidate made taking care of veterans a pledge and a priority.

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Lawmakers Say Favored NSA Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough

House members want to insert an amendment barring the agency from exploiting zero day flaws.

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U.S. ‘Not on a Path‘ To Help Syrian Rebels Win, Says Dempsey

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey outlines three things the rebels need to defeat Assad and secure Syria – none of which the U.S. is providing. By Kevin Baron

Defense

Sallie Mae Fined $97 Million For Overcharging Military Members

Company failed to cap loan interest at 6 percent, distributed incorrect information.

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It’s Hard to Ban GPS Stations in Russia That Don’t Exist

Many media outlets seem to be confusing the Global Positioning System with a NOAA system for monitoring earthquake activity.

Defense

How the U.S. Is Helping Search for the Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls

U.S. is flying manned surveillance missions, sharing commercial satellite imagery and assigning security officials to the case.

Defense

Congress Plans Obamacare Exemption to Boost Veteran Employment

The Senate could hold a procedural vote this week on a House bill to change the employer mandate.

Defense One

Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power'

The U.S. military needs to do less foreign fighting and more foreign training, says Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey in an exclusive interview. By James Kitfield

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What the Most Secure Email in the Universe Would Look Like

Here’s how you will one day be able to send invisible messages on your future quantum cell-phone. By Patrick Tucker

Nextgov

German iPhone Hackers Pledge to Fund Snowden

The Chaos Computer Club, or CCC, aims to promote technical research and social issues, including privacy.

Defense

Rand Paul Calls for Public Release of Extrajudicial-Killing Memo

Will President Obama refuse a demand that unites the Kentucky Republican and the ACLU?

Defense

Here Are the Republicans Serving on the Benghazi Select Committee

But it's still not clear if any Democrats will be joining them.

Defense

Chuck Hagel Is Open to Reviewing the Military's Transgender Policy

Pronouncement could signal one of the first steps toward a shift in policy.

Defense

China and the US Are Racing to Turn Poor, Naive Millennials into Spies

Unsuspecting Chinese students, some of them as young as 16 years old, are being lured into working for foreign intelligence agents.

Defense One

How Climate Change Affects Terrorism

Climate change not only threatens the environment, it can lead to greater instability and fuel global conflict and terrorism. By Jon Gensler