Defense

The guilty conscience of a drone pilot who killed a child

The lessons of remotely piloted missions over Afghanistan.

Defense

Marines retreat on sponsorship of Ultimate Fighting

Union claims success in campaign against recruiting in venue viewed as sexist, homophobic.

Defense

Was Pentagon too helpful to 'Zero Dark Thirty' filmmakers?

Defense undersecretary reportedly under investigation.

Defense

Service members to receive higher housing allowance in 2013

Annual rates up by 3.8 percent on average.

Defense

Is Chuck Hagel a pacifist?

The former GOP senator, a possible Obama nominee to run the Pentagon, is haunted by Vietnam.

Defense

Military personnel exception deepens other sequestration impacts

Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey warns of civilian furloughs.

Defense

GAO: Management of job placement services for military spouses could be better

Watchdog says Defense needs to improve guidance and monitoring of multi-million dollar employment assistance programs.

Defense

How the main candidates for Defense chief differ

Chuck Hagel and Michelle Flournoy, both haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, represent a stark choice for Obama.

Defense

Don't trust 'Zero Dark Thirty'

The acclaimed thriller represents a troubling new frontier of government embedded filmmaking

Defense

American troops are headed to Turkey to defend against Syria

Leon Panetta signed the order personally on Friday morning after arriving in Turkey on an unannounced visit to the US Air Force Base in Incirlik.

Management

Analysis: Obama gets a solution to his Susan Rice problem

Leading secretary of State candidate allows him to dump her without seeming to.

Defense

Rice withdraws from secretary of State consideration

Obama says he regrets how she was treated, praises her for putting national interests first.

Defense

Meet Chuck Hagel, your 'likely' new Secretary of Defense

The former senator and infantryman reportedly visited the White House to discuss the position.

Defense

Obama is not happy about Syria using SCUD missiles against the rebels

This is the first time Syrian military has used the weapons inside their own country.

Defense

House lawmakers want colleagues to drop provision slashing up to 36,000 Pentagon jobs

Washington-area reps ask Defense bill negotiators to get rid of Senate language cutting civilian and contractor workforce.

Nextgov

The North Korean satellite is tumbling out of control: How dangerous is that?

The space object could crash with another satellite.

Defense

Defense companies also worried about nondefense budget cuts

Overall discretionary spending in both defense and nondefense accounts would hurt firms, they say.

Defense

Analysis: Why Obama can—and must—cut defense spending

The Cold War is over, the national budget is overstretched, and voters are on board. Will the president follow through on his chance to shrink the Pentagon?

Defense

Afghans sit on basic tools to fight money laundering

Auditors fault embassy and DHS for stalled training of locals.

Defense

The CIA agent who found bin Laden is having trouble at work

According to sources, the agent is not popular at work.