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Air Force and Army Disclose Budget for Hacking Operations
Services detail cyber offensive activities and tools for the first time.
Defense
Two Federal Agencies Send Teams to Texas Fertilizer Explosion Site
ATF and U.S. Chemical Board will probe incident that killed at least a dozen.
Defense
In Focus: Funding Defense
The Pentagon’s base budget has exceeded civilian agency spending most years since 1977.
Management
Pentagon Now a `Sideshow’ in Sequester Debate, Defense Official Says
Industrial base is a secondary concern, McCord tells contractors.
Pay & Benefits
Senators to Pentagon: Let Services Avoid Furloughs If They Can
Lawmakers question Defense approach to apply unpaid leave across-the-board.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force Announces Civilian Reduction in Force
Move not related to sequestration; service hopes to realign employees, not let them go.
Tech
How the Government Searches for the Boston Marathon Bomber
The FBI may have been most transformed by post-9/11 reforms.
Defense
Feds Arrest Paul Kevin Curtis Over Ricin-Laced Letters
Mississippi man allegedly signed the toxic notes with the initials 'KC.'
Defense
Washington Scrambles After Letter Addressed to White House Tests Positive for Ricin
FBI says there is no indication of any connection between the letters and the Monday bomb attack in Boston.
Defense
Why the Immigration Plan Really Could Give Us Border Security
Plan requires that a set of border-security goals be met before any undocumented immigrant gets legal status.
Tech
7 Reasons to Worry About North Korea's Weapons
Is the country bluffing or issuing real threats? Why we should pay attention either way.
Nextgov
When IEDs Come Home: What Boston Looked Like to Iraq Veterans
Bombing resembles roadside incidents in war.
Defense
Experts: Antigovernment Groups Probably Not Behind Boston Bombings
The case doesn't fit with previous attacks from Patriot Movement types.
Defense
Help a College Student Injured in Boston Find a Mystery Veteran Who Helped Her
Army veteran helped calm victim by showing her a shrapnel wound of his own from Afghanistan.
Defense
Plenty of Clues, Few Leads on Motive of Bomber
Bombings could be the work of al-Qaida affiliates, domestic right-wing extremists, or lone-wolf terrorists.
Defense
Defense to Ask Congress for 'Large' Budget Transfer Authority
'Good news' is number of furlough days coming down, Hagel says.
Defense
Pentagon Saves National Guard WMD Unit That Helped in Boston
Hagel sought to dismantle the team but then requested 2014 funding for it.
Oversight
Obama: Boston Marathon Bombings Are Acts of Terrorism
President adds that little is known about the perpetrators of the attack.
Defense
Who Is Lisa Monaco, the White House's Counterterrorism Adviser?
Obama's homeland-security point person deals with the Boston Marathon bombings in her first weeks on the job.
Tech