Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Roth participation grows steadily
About 40,000 federal employees, including Marines, sign up for Roth in its first four months.
Defense
Should the CIA share some of the blame for Benghazi?
Speculation of CIA involvement was prompted by a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing.
Tech
Watchdog alerts troops in Afghanistan to new IED dangers
Letter cites faulty reporting by Afghan contractors.
Defense
Yemeni security chief for U.S. embassy killed
Killing comes as Congress investigates an attack on U.S. personnel in Benghazi.
Defense
State Department disowns Susan Rice's Libya narrative
Several State officials said the deadly terrorist assault on U.S. diplomats were not spontaneous.
Pay & Benefits
Military families must pay to extend TRICARE coverage to adult dependents
Fee has deterred service members from exercising the option.
Defense
Army prepares for workforce cuts, but not sequestration specifically
Official says planning for the automatic reductions could be detrimental.
Defense
State Department officials: No protest outside Libya mission ahead of attack
News comes as Republicans hold hearings.
Defense
U.S. quietly sends task force to Jordan to aid in Syria crisis
Obama administration has so far declined to intervene directly.
Defense
Democrats accuse Issa of 'extremely partisan' Libya investigation
Oversight panel is holding a hearing titled 'The Security Failures of Benghazi.'
Nextgov
North Korea: Our missiles can hit continental U.S.
The statement came from an unidentified National Defense Commission official on North Korea's state-run news agency.
Defense
Libya says it has the militants suspected of killing Ambassador Stevens surrounded
The Islamist militia has been blockaded in a remote region in eastern Libya.
Oversight
Defenders of fusion centers hit back at Senate panel’s criticisms
Other legislators and law enforcement veterans call report outdated and misleading.
Defense
Officer claims 'pressure' to reduce security at Libya mission
State Department notes officer was stationed in Tripoli, not Benghazi .
Defense
TSA employees give Newark Airport security low marks
Officers from other airports give harsh critique to their counterparts in Newark.
Defense
U.S. official goes public with criticism of security policy in Libya
Lt. Col Andy Wood led the 16-member special forces team tasked with protecting U.S. personnel in the country.
Management
Too little info for pre-sequestration layoff warnings, contractors say
Boeing and General Dynamics say they don’t have enough details to gauge threat to workforce.
Defense
Former career diplomat to head State investigation into Libya attack
Thomas Pickering will chair panel looking into deaths of U.S. embassy personnel.
Management
Veterans Affairs’ overspending at conferences linked to poor contract execution
SRA and Marriott deals weren't properly reviewed, IG says.
Defense