Oversight
What to Expect at Thursday’s Senate Hearing on VA Deaths
Shinseki unlikely to heed calls that he step down as IG probe continues.
Defense One
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.
Nextgov
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.
Nextgov
Defense Plans to Replace 19-Year-Old Retiree Pay System
Time to leave the COBOL-based application behind.
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
Defense One
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.
Nextgov
It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System
The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.
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
Defense