Management
Senate backs lower contractor pay cap, break for women-owned firms
Defense bill would limit reimbursements for executive compensation to $230,700.
Oversight
Susan Rice's Senate opponents voted for resolution on Benghazi protests
The Republicans who object to her claim that protests in Libya preceded four Americans' deaths approved a Senate measure that used similar wording.
Pay & Benefits
Senate approves military pay raise
House version of defense authorization bill also includes 1.7 percent boost for service members.
Defense
Suspect charged in bombing of Arizona federal building
Blast rocks Casa Grande Social Security office; no injuries reported.
Defense
Aides: Obama 'genuinely conflicted' between Rice and Kerry for secretary of State
Decision could come as early as next week.
Defense
Provision slashing up to 36,000 Defense jobs stays alive
Senate defeats amendment that would have eliminated a 5 percent cut in the Pentagon’s civilian, contractor workforce.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon says no to disabled daughter of Navy captain
A creative therapy was working on a severely disabled young woman. Yet the Pentagon decided it would no longer be covered by military insurance.
Defense
GOP senator: Rice went beyond Benghazi talking points
Sen. Kelly Ayotte says she is very troubled by what she heard in meetings.
Defense
Intelligence community must adapt to era of vast data, study says
DIA Director Flynn praises report by national security specialists.
Nextgov
See how Syria's Internet disappeared
The Syrian government claims that terrorists have cut the major cables supplying internet connections to the country.
Management
Senate approves wartime contracting reform bill
Move caps Sen. McCaskill’s six-year-effort to curb waste and boost oversight.
Defense
The controversial Africa policy of Susan Rice
America's potential next secretary of state was involved in a major policy shift in Washington's approach toward Africa. But was it a positive one?
Defense
Proposed cuts to Defense civilian jobs draw criticism
The White House has threatened to veto the Senate’s Defense authorization bill in part because of controversial workforce provision.
Defense
Obama's Syria plan just got a little less mysterious
The White House is considering several alternatives to intervention in the Syrian civil war.
Defense
This is how the great comeback of David Petraeus begins
The former CIA director is making headlines again.
Oversight
Chuck Hagel being vetted for State, Defense
He would likely be the lone Republican in the Obama administration.
Defense
Teams of experts game out strategic defense budget cuts
Think tank’s exercise finds willingness to risk short-term readiness.
Defense
What's at stake in women soldiers' right to serve in combat
Four female service members sued the Defense Department Tuesday for the right to fight in combat units.
Defense