Defense
Senator questions contractor compliance with Iran sanctions law
McCaskill calls on GAO to investigate whether contractors have business relationships with prohibited Iranian firms.
Defense
Events frequently overtake long-term Pentagon planning
President Obama seeks cuts in future defense budgets, but any plan will likely see multiple revisions in the years ahead.
Defense
Most cuts to Pentagon already were in the works
Budget deal largely eliminates programs the Defense Department had previously put on the chopping block.
Defense
White House launches major effort to support military families
Initiative targets employment, education and health of service members, spouses and kids.
Defense
Navy secretary announces special review team for contracts
Move comes in the wake of a bribery and kickback scandal.
Defense
Drug cartels seek to exploit corrupt federal agents
Homeland Security has enough challenges in border enforcement without officers taking bribes.
Defense
Tough task awaits next Defense secretary
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is one candidate to replace Robert Gates, who is expected to step down this summer.
Defense
Shutdown could spell trouble for contractors
Contracts not related to exempt activities or funded through annual appropriations could be halted.
Defense
Gates: Troops could face delay in full pay for April
Defense secretary in Iraq war zone tells service members that size of their next check depends on duration of a government shutdown.
Defense
Military and essential civilians would be paid after shutdown
Defense contractors would be paid out of funds already obligated, Pentagon officials say.
Defense
Obama signs policy directive on government's emergency preparedness
Order emphasizes fusing together the capabilities of federal, state, and local authorities to respond to crises.
Defense
Napolitano lashes out at border critics
Homeland Security head says opponents of federal efforts to beef up border security are just being political.
Intelligence File
One Bad Apple
What the Tucson shooting teaches us about the dangers of wrong intelligence.
Defense
Slippery-slope syndrome: With the CIA ‘finding,’ how deep is the U.S. wading into Libya’s civil war?
Experts say there is a long way to go toward full involvement.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Legacy of WikiLeaks scandal might be agency mistrust
Former national security officials worry that intragovernment cooperation against terrorism might dry up.
Defense
GAO: Most Pentagon weapons programs exceed cost estimates
The price tag of such programs has risen by $135 billion since 2008, and more than half of that resulted from poor management or execution problems, watchdog says.
Defense
Defense employees bear heavy burden in efficiency plan
Pentagon seeks $25 billion in savings through personnel and salary freezes of military civilians.
Defense
Pentagon resists automatic suspension of indicted contractors
Agency officials need flexibility and discretion, Defense acquisition official Ashton Carter tells the Commission on Wartime Contracting.
Defense
Two out of three national security insiders support deeper Defense cuts
Gate's cuts do not go far enough, the National Journal survey respondents say.
Defense