Pay & Benefits
Defense Unveils Options to Overhaul Military Retirement System
Possible proposals include providing lump-sum payments to personnel that would likely reduce overall compensation.
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Pentagon Tries Again on Cyber Intelligence-Sharing Contract
Agency will recompete the $26 million job after a GAO ruling against the initial award.
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Dempsey Reassures NATO Allies on Ukraine
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs says he’s prepared to back up NATO militarily if things escalate in Ukraine. By Ben Watson
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DARPA Wants a Portable System to Identify Biological and Chemical Threats
Program would detect threats from the battlefield.
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NSA Officials Have 'Privacy in Their Veins,' Agency's New Privacy Chief Says
Introducing Rebecca Richards, NSA's first chief privacy and civil-liberties officer.
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Sequestration Hit IT Contracts
More than three-fourths of agencies re-scoped information technology contracts to manage the arbitrary cuts.
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TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data
It's back to the drawing board for the airline security agency's fast-track prescreening plan.
Defense
Democratic Senator Blames White House in Failure of Military Sexual-Assault Bill
Kirsten Gillibrand says legislation to strip commanders of their power to decide which sexual-assault cases are prosecuted would have succeeded if President Obama had pushed for it.
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Why Russia and China Won’t Join Forces Over Disputed Islands
Too much history, too much risk, too little gain to believe that Beijing or Moscow are aligning against Japan. By Yun Sun and Hana Rudolph
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Snowden's Security Breach Could Cost the U.S. Billions, Top General Says
It may take two years to assess and address the damage, Dempsey tells lawmakers.
Oversight
Gillibrand's Military Sexual-Assault Bill Fails in Senate
The controversial legislation, which the New York Democrat said she would continue to fight for, would strip commanders of the power to decide which sexual assault cases are prosecuted.
Oversight
Congress Hates Military-Base Closings, but Can Chuck Hagel Do It Without Their Approval?
The Defense secretary says he is studying his options.
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PayPal Billionaire, Boeing Battle Over Who Can Build a Better Space Taxi
Elon Musk thinks his company SpaceX can do a better job of sending military satellites into space.
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Pentagon Leaders Working to Define Military’s Post-War Purpose
With a post-war budget and (yet another) strategy, senior defense leaders are crafting a new mission for the U.S. military. By Kevin Baron
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What Will $5 Billion in Military Cyber Spending Pay For?
The Pentagon is spending more on cybersecurity, but is it spending it in the right way? By Patrick Tucker
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Pentagon Wants to Keep Controversial War Budget Beyond Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is winding down, but the Pentagon hopes its war budget goes on. By Stephanie Gaskell
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No Major Cuts for DISA in 2015 Budget Request
But White House communications take a $20.9 million hit.
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CIA Accused of Hacking Senate Staffer Computers
The agency's watchdog is investigating whether agents spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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