Management
Federal Contractors Failing to Pay Afghan Subcontractors, IG Finds
Unpaid subcontractors threaten to self-immolate, blow up compound.
Management
Employees Sue Contractor Over Sequestration Layoffs
Suit says L-3 Communications didn’t give 60-day WARN Act notice.
Management
Paying Contractors No More Than Biden Makes Could Save $440M a Year
New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
Defense
Three Navy Football Players Charged in the Latest Military Assault Story
Charges come more than a year after the alleged incident.
Pay & Benefits
Customs and Border Employees Escape Furloughs
Appropriators approve transfer of funds so agency can avoid unpaid leave through September.
Management
Pentagon Financial Execs in Uncharted Waters, Survey Shows
Sequestration is harming morale and delaying audits that could pinpoint savings.
Defense
Kerry Wanted to Bomb Syria
Kerry's insistence on an airstrike reportedly was not well received by the military brass.
Defense
Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Hours After Taliban Talks Announced
Negotiations are likely to be very messy.
Defense
Military Opening Positions to Women
Special Operations command to study impact of integrating women into the squads.
Defense
The Taliban Is Ready for Peace Talks
Qatar to host direct negotiations among the Taliban, the Karzai government and the U.S.
Defense
Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq
"We have humanitarian interests," the president says to Charlie Rose.
Defense
Are Afghan Troops Really 'Getting Good Enough' to Take Over for NATO?
U.S. and NATO troops will remain in the country until 2014, but will only serve an advisory role from now on.
Tech
Three Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims
The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.
Defense
Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?
For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.
Defense
Analysis: President Obama's Uphill Defense of the NSA Surveillance
Trust us, because ... trust us.
Defense
Army Encourages Managers to Fill Openings Created by Training Programs
New guidance on supporting ‘high performing employees.’
Defense
Hollywood Didn’t Get Undue Access for Bin Laden Film, Auditors Say
Pentagon refers probe of Panetta disclosure to the CIA.
Nextgov
NSA Leaks and the Pentagon Papers: The Difference Between Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg
How we answer may say more about us than it does about either of them.
Defense
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Senate bill includes a 1 percent pay boost for service members.
Oversight