Pay & Benefits
Military moves one step closer to a pay raise
Senate subcommittee advances bill with 1.7 percent salary boost for service members next year.
Defense
DHS drops plan to screen chemical-plant workers for terrorist ties
Move prompts questions on how department will implement chemical-security program.
Defense
Lawmaker estimates 89,000 Defense civilians would lose jobs under sequestration
Rep. Forbes unimpressed by Defense’s level of planning for reduction in force.
Defense
Lawmakers question Pentagon’s request to move TRICARE funds
Defense wants to shift $708 million from its health care accounts to fund other unspecified priorities.
Pay & Benefits
Education faces major cuts and furloughs, secretary says
Sequestration would force massive teacher layoffs, Arne Duncan says.
Defense
Defense creates military honors database to prevent false claims
Move comes after Supreme Court overturns 2006 Stolen Valor Act.
Management
Obama: Gun laws should be 'common sense'
Firearms regulations 'shouldn't be controversial,' president says in New Orleans.
Tech
Insiders: GOP won’t stop Pentagon’s green-energy push
Most surveyed by National Journal believe biofuels will survive opposition.
Defense
Obama touts record on veterans issues
President says he’s delivered on campaign promises to help returning troops.
Defense
Romney adviser: Cut entitlements to spare Defense, save jobs
Romney had not previously suggested where he would cut spending.
Oversight
The Obama administration violated the constitution but won't reveal how
The transgression occurred at the National Security Agency and involved illegal spying on Americans. The details? They're scandalously classified.
Defense
Senator: White House behind national security leaks
Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman doesn't implicate Obama.
Defense
Marine Corps activates new law enforcement battalions
Units will bridge gap between soldier and cop.
Defense
No more urban officers? How an uneven ROTC may change our military
Big-city campuses once produced superstars like Colin Powell. Today, those programs are dwindling -- which may lead to a whiter, more rural military.
Defense
Leaving Afghanistan by 2015 requires shipping a container every seven minutes
Logistical questions still remain in Afghanistan for NATO, U.S. forces.
Defense
Would-be bomber of Capitol and Pentagon pleads guilty
Man planned to fly remote-controlled planes with explosives into the buildings.
Pay & Benefits
House-passed Defense spending bill silent on civilian pay raise
Lawmakers nix some proposed TRICARE fee hikes and omit contractor salary cap.
Defense