Defense

The U.S. Has a Case Against an Army Vet Accused of Using a 'WMD' Against Assad

Harroun allegedly fought alongside Al Qaeda, employing a "weapon of mass destruction."

Defense

Pentagon Scales Back Furloughs, Calls for Additional Flexibility

Spending deal fixed some but not all the department's sequestration problems, Hagel says.

Defense

Analysis: The U.S. Flew B-2 Bombers Over Korea Because It Can

U.S. is responding to threats made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

Defense

Defense Cuts Furlough Days to 14

Extra flexibility in recently signed spending legislation has allowed the department to scale back its plans.

Defense

Union Asks Pentagon to Cancel 22-Day Furloughs

Defense hopes to scale back unpaid leave with new flexibilities in latest spending deal.

Defense

The CIA Has an Undercover Female Boss

We won't get to meet her because her identity must remain secret.

Management

Short-Term Flexibility Won't Help Long-Term Impact of Sequestration

Greater control doesn't change the dollars and cents of the equation.

Defense

The Official Story of Who Shot Bin Laden Has Given Way to a Media Feud

Struggle to figure out what really happened the night of May 2, 2011, is getting dirty.

Defense

A Growing Consensus for Shrinking the Defense Budget?

Sequestration’s cuts should be part of larger drawdown, progressive panelists agree.

Pay & Benefits

Furloughs Could Endanger Feds’ Security Clearances

Senator asks OPM to protect employees who risk losing their jobs because sequestration forces them into debt.

Management

Raytheon to Cut 200 Jobs

Company aims to 'streamline' operations and 'enhance productivity.'

Nextgov

Americans Are Okay with Drone Strikes — in Other Countries

A new Gallup poll suggests that public support for drone use, while broad, narrows as strikes get closer to home.

Defense

Have Americans Forgotten Afghanistan?

As the U.S. grapples with sequestration, the economy, and other policy battles, the war has fallen (even farther) from view.

Nextgov

Relive President Obama's Drone War, in Under 10 Seconds

More than 3,000 people have died as a result of U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004.

Defense

National Guard Accidentally Sends Furlough Notices

Letters went out after the Pentagon ordered a delay last Thursday.