Defense

Panetta orders officer ethics review

Pentagon officials said review had been planned before Gen. David Petraeus's extramarital affair was uncovered.

Defense

Troops not safe from sequestration

Exemption from cuts covers only service members' paychecks, not their health benefits.

Defense

Two studies outline 'responsible' defense cuts

Researchers differ on whether military pay should be touched.

Defense

Drop commissaries, schools, beef jerky research and Klingon workshops

GOP senator would cut $68 billion in nonmission Pentagon programs.

Defense

Tough questions may signal quicker, quieter end to Afghanistan war

Support for war is waning in Washington.

Defense

Senate moves to Defense bill, sort of

Real work may begin after Thanksgiving.

Oversight

Petraeus to testify before Congress on Thursday, Friday

The former CIA director is set to attend hearings on Libya attack.

Defense

FBI director briefs lawmakers on Petraeus investigation

Robert Mueller says he wasn't told of the probe before the election.

Oversight

Petraeus will testify about Benghazi tomorrow

The former CIA director will appear at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday

Defense

Meet the leading contender to replace David Petraeus at the CIA

The agency's acting director could soon become permanent.

Oversight

Key GOP senators vow to oppose Susan Rice as Secretary of State

John McCain says he'd block her; Lindsey Graham doesn't trust her.

Defense

Former AFRICOM general demoted over excessive spending

Decision follows a nearly 20-month Army investigation.

Defense

Analysis: How counter-terrorism has blinded our intelligence community

The United States' overriding interest in "actionable" information on terrorists has produced a dangerous form of tunnel vision.

Defense

Acting CIA head visits hill on Petreaus matter

Lawmakers are angry they didn't learn earlier about affair or threatening emails.

Defense

Reports: Susan Rice is favorite for State

If nominated, she would face a tough confirmation hearing.

Management

John Kerry's name being floated for Defense post, not State

Susan Rice now a frontrunner for State nomination.

Defense

Why Petraeus's affair matters (but Bill Clinton's didn't)

In the military, there's very little distinction between public and private life.

Defense

Scandal investigation extends to U.S. commander in Afghanistan

Probe that led to Petraeus' resignation also uncovers inappropriate emails involving Gen. John Allen.

Defense

Veterans twice as likely to cheat on their spouses as non-veterans

Infidelity and divorce are more common among servicemen and women, a study found.

Defense

The growing rural isolation of veterans

Pentagon leaders are lamenting that civilians have less contact with the realities of military life.