Pay & Benefits
The House GOP Won't Defend a Ban on Veterans' Benefits for Gay Couples
In light of the recent decisions made by the Supreme Court, the House is choosing to withdraw as party defendant of the law.
Defense
What the Government Spends on Confederate Graves
Taxpayers now pay more to maintain rebel graves and monuments than those honoring Union soldiers.
Defense
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted of Kidnapping Terror Suspects Is Arrested in Panama
Arrest opens the possibility he could be sent to prison for an 'extraordinary rendition.'
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Continue to Press Pentagon on Furloughs
Legality of furloughing civilian employees at working capital funds questioned.
Defense
NSA Admits It Analyzes More People's Data Than Previously Revealed
Analysts look 'two or three hops' from terror suspects when evaluating terror activity, official says.
Defense
Eric Holder Questions Stand-Your-Ground Laws
The attorney general goes a step further than Obama, speaking out against the Florida law.
Pay & Benefits
Top Defense Offices Could Face 20 Percent Staff Cut
Reality of sequestration is forcing secretary to consider severe action.
Defense
'No Action Taken' Against One-Third of Sexual Assault Suspects in Cases Closed in 2010
IG concludes military’s investigative units conducted most probes by the book.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Promises to Halt Pay Raises for Foreign Nationals
Defense will honor its agreement to give German citizens a pay hike, but avoid future raises.
Oversight
Contractors Slammed for Uranium Project's Ballooning Expense
NNSA was 'overly optimistic' in its assumptions, auditors say.
Pay & Benefits
CBO: Increasing TRICARE Fees Could Save Government Billions
Military retirees under 65 paid 16 percent less out-of-pocket for health care in 2012 than in 1996.
Defense
Snowden Wants to Keep the NSA 'Blueprint' Private
Thousands of documents in his possession include the 'instruction manual' for how NSA is built.
Management
Who Will Be the Next Homeland Security Secretary?
Thad Allen and Jane Holl Lute may be among potential nominees to succeed Napolitano, congressional sources say.
Nextgov
VA Spent $2 Million on Facebook Ads
One division spent heavily on the ads while others spent little or nothing.
Defense
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Is Resigning
Arizona's former governor will head the University of California system.
Defense
Sequestration Would Force Civilian Personnel Cuts in 2014, Hagel Says
The Pentagon would avoid agencywide furloughs with targeted reductions in force.
Oversight
Homeland Security Appeals Air Marshal Whistleblower Case
Aviation specialist was fired for telling media of reduced flight coverage.
Defense
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty to Boston Attacks
Other high-profile crime suspects, including the Fort Hood shooting suspect, have made the same plea recently.
Pay & Benefits