Defense
Alleged Navy Yard Gunman Was Treated by the VA for Mental Illness
Aaron Alexis was treated for 'serious' conditions, including paranoia, sleep disorders and delusions like 'hearing voices.'
Defense One
Exclusive Interview: Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale Braces for Sequestration, Round 2
Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale on budget cuts driving strategy, lessons learned and how he's preparing for another round of budget battles in Congress. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense
Man Throws Firecrackers on the White House Lawn Hours After D.C. Shootings
Incident prompts security alert, leads to man's immediate arrest.
Defense
Federal Offices Near Navy Yard Slowly Lift Lockdowns
Navy Yard employees are being released gradually after a shooting that left 13 dead, but many remained late into Monday evening.
Defense
Thirteen Dead, 14 Injured in Mass Shooting at Washington Navy Yard
Dead gunman identified as Aaron Alexis, an IT subcontractor.
Nextgov
Blue Button Access to Health Records Will Save Lives, Top Techie Says
VA-developed system is now available to 100 million nationwide.
Defense
Conspiracy Theorists Already Suspect Navy Yard Shooting Is a 'False Flag'
Anti-government broadcaster says the shooting may be an attempt to distract from Benghazi.
Defense One
Joint Chief Adm. Greenert Evacuated From Navy Yard During Shooting
CNO Greenert was at the Navy Yard during Monday’s shooting, Defense One learned. The Joint Chief of Staff member was evacuated, briefed, and later visited with Navy families. By Kevin Baron
Defense One
America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force
With a sequestered budget, a force design of 174,000 is right sized to allow the Marine Corps to remain America’s crisis response force.
Management
State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security
Sen. McCaskill and nonprofit watchdog challenge assertion of effective protection.
Management
Bipartisan Letter Suggests Pentagon Include Contractors in Staff Cuts
Lawmakers advise the Defense secretary to review all options before slashing the headquarters workforce by 20 percent.
Defense
Analysis: The U.S. Government Still Isn't Ready for a Catastrophic Terror Attack
If a major attack incapacitated the president, Congress, or Supreme Court, the nation would have no way to replace them -- despite 12 years of warnings.
Defense
Taliban Attack U.S. Consulate in Afghanistan
Similar attacks have grown more frequent in the northern and western region of the country.
Management
Sequester Forces Intel Agencies to Take More Risks, Chief Says
Automatic cuts' effect on intelligence-gathering won’t be obvious right away, Clapper warns.
Pay & Benefits
Current Service Members and Retirees Won't Lose Any Retired Pay Under Reform
President reminds military compensation and retirement modernization panel about grandfather clause.
Nextgov
New ICE App Enlists the Public’s Help to Catch Sexual Predators
The program is similar to a Most Wanted app from the FBI.
Defense
The CIA Begins Weapon Delivery to Some Syrian Rebels
State Department and other agencies are offering non-lethal aid.
Defense One
Obama's Wrong, Syria's Chemical Weapons Require Boots on the Ground
There's no way around it. Securing chemical weapons amid a civil war requires troops. By Joshua Foust
Nextgov
Zero Sum: Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA
The nation can survive the occasional terrorist attack, but our freedoms can't survive an invulnerable leader like Keith Alexander operating within inadequate constraints.
Pay & Benefits