Defense
Pentagon can't account for nearly $2 billion in Iraqi funds
Audit investigated roughly $3 billion the Iraqi government gave the Defense Department to pay bills for reconstruction-related contracts.
Management
Congress not warming to proposed new base-closing commission
Resistance flashed by members of both parties, especially in New England.
Oversight
Recovery Act spurs risk management lessons at Energy
Program that funded now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra was mostly well managed, IG finds.
Defense
Study paints picture of aging, homeless veterans
VA's health care system could be deluged with at least some of these sick and homeless vets, CDC study warns.
Defense
Arlington Cemetery shows much improvement, but problems remain
Despite progress after investigations of mismanagement, operations are still under a watchful eye.
Defense
Administration to request new round of base closures
Defense secretary says there’s ‘no more effective process’ than BRAC, despite failings.
Defense
Budget preview hits Defense contractors on weapons and management
Panetta aims to save $60 billion in five years by ‘improving business practices across the department.’
Pay & Benefits
Defense budget plan cracks down on pay hikes
Both military and civilian raises would be limited under strategy for cutting $487 billion over 10 years.
Defense
'Premature' to use military force against Iran, Joint Chiefs chairman says
Dempsey says the U.S. remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Defense
Defense spending panel says sequestration wouldn't be disastrous
Pentagon might become ‘a health care company’ if personnel costs aren’t kept in check, expert at the Center for American Progress cautions.
Defense
Dempsey says new Pentagon budget will balance past lessons, future threats
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will join the Defense Secretary on Thursday afternoon to announce plan details.
Management
Gingrich wants U.S. base on the moon
When 13,000 Americans are living on the moon, they can petition to become a state, GOP contender says.
Defense
Report: Military realignment to emphasize drones and special forces
Plan cuts back on conventional forces.
Defense
Obama taps new Defense acquisition chief
Frank Kendall’s nomination pleases contractor community.
Defense
Symantec software upgrade caused Military Health Record System shutdown
An older version of the storage program is in use for two weeks until a patch is ready, DISA says.
Defense
Army planning to eliminate brigades
News comes as the Pentagon is dealing with a potential budget cut of nearly $260 billion in the next year.
Defense
White House gives rundown of the rescue raid in Somalia
Background on the U.S. mission that freed two aid workers.
Defense
U.S. raid frees two hostages in Somalia
Commandos flew in by helicopter and killed nine pirates during the mission.
Defense
Navy faces crushing demand for information warfare systems
The service must be able to quickly deploy inexpensive tools to keep networks secure.
Defense