Pay & Benefits
Defense Policy Chief Outlines Furlough Preparation
Official tells staff to plan for personnel gaps to ensure work doesn’t fall through the cracks during sequester.
Management
Federal Contractor Issues Layoff Warnings, Citing Budget Uncertainty
BAE Systems sends 3,500 WARN notices, other contractors take wait-and-see approach.
Nextgov
Navy Ups Value of HP Network Bridge Contract by $1.2 Billion
Increase will ensure continued service as next-generation network ramps up.
Defense
Pentagon Planners Detail 'Distasteful' Sequestration Furloughs
Reductions in force would be too expensive, official says. Virginia, Texas and California will feel the most pain.
Defense
Post-Love Pentagon, John Allen Is Out
President Obama has accepted Gen. John Allen's request to retire from the military.
Defense
Defense Notifies Congress of Potential Widespread Civilian Furloughs
Department will provide affected employees 30 days’ notice before the furloughs occur.
Defense
Fewer Afghan Civilians Are Being Killed, But Drone Deaths Are On The Rise
U.N. report calls for a review of the drone strike policy, specifically the criteria that are used to establish the threat of certain targets.
Management
Obama Decries ‘Meat-Cleaver’ Approach of Sequestration
Federal furloughs would hurt middle-class taxpayers, the president says.
Defense
Analysis: Chuck Hagel, Strategic Thinker
Why aren’t more pundits defending the Defense nominee for foreseeing today’s budget problems? Probably because they were wrong themselves.
Tech
Arms Sales Are Down for the First Time in Decades
Top 100 arms manufacturers worldwide saw a 5 percent decline in sales in 2011.
Tech
Lucky Defense Department Couple Lands $217 Million Powerball Prize
Computer scientist purchased the winning ticket while traveling for work.
Oversight
GOP Wants More Time, Not More Information, Before Chuck Hagel Vote
Republicans block motion to end debate on the Defense nominee.
Management
Most Sequestration Furloughs Won't Begin Before April
Department heads agree the automatic cuts would be ‘dumb.’
Oversight
Senate Democrats Offer New Deal to Prevent Sequester
The $110 billion package includes so-called Buffett Rule tax on wealthy Americans.
Tech
Rand Paul Will Block John Brennan Until He Gets an Answer About Drones
Paul says he was not happy with Brennan's response after being directly asked if a drone could be used to kill an American citizen on U.S. soil.
Defense
Reid: Hagel Vote to Be Held Friday
Majority leader accuses Republicans of playing politics while the nation is at war.
Defense
Analysis: Striking a New Deal for Defense
Money can no longer substitute for political will and agile planning.
Defense
Analysis: What's Wrong With Having a Secret Assassination Court?
The Obama Administration has considered establishing a special court to rubber-stamp targeted killings. But that won't do a thing to take care of civil libertarians' objections.
Defense
The Next Hurdle for Hagel's Confirmation as Pentagon Chief
Most still expect he'll make it, but it’s unclear where the votes are.
Defense