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Other legislators and law enforcement veterans call report outdated and misleading.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

State Department turned down security request from embassy in Libya

Critics say Washington may have neglected diplomatic efforts in the country.

Defense

FBI needed Libya's permission to investigate the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi

Journalists and witnesses have had access to the facility for weeks.

Defense

Friendly fire may have killed Border Patrol agent

Agents may have accidentally fired on each other.

Management

The party's over at the Secret Service

New policies limit alcohol and warn against revealing Facebook comments.

Defense

Officials nab fugitive felon posing as a federal agent

Homeland Security IG works with U.S. Marshals Service and local sheriff’s office to locate impersonator.

Defense

Two arrested after Border Patrol agent’s slaying

Mexican army finds suspects in border town, several miles from crime zone.

Defense

At Libya consulate, security plans, ambassador’s itinerary scattered on floor

More than three weeks after the attack, U.S. has been unable to secure the compound.