Defense

U.S. Embassy in Uganda Warns of 'Specific' Terrorist Threat

According to the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Ugandan police have passed along intelligence on a threat to the Entebbe International Airport.

Oversight

Newt Gingrich: VA Will be Easier to Fix Than Congress

The former House speaker loves Dallas Buyers Club, fears Michael Bloomberg, and says Congress needs a total overhaul.

Oversight

5 Democrats Who Should Run Against Hillary Clinton

List includes Sen. Claire McCaskill, a leader on contracting oversight.

Defense

U.S. Says It's Been Operating Secretly in Somalia Since 2007

Troops have been active there since the middle of George W. Bush's second term, officials say.

Defense

Real U.S. Defense Secretary Phones Internet's U.S. Defense Secretary

Hagel calls goalkeeper Tim Howard to congratulate him on historic World Cup performance.

Defense One

The Military Is Already Using Facebook to Track Your Mood

The intelligence community implores you not to delete your Facebook profile. By Patrick Tucker

Defense

Global Strike Command Adds New Job Type to Address Missileer Woes

Assistant director will be a middle-management position charged with supporting command leadership in its efforts to direct junior nuclear personnel.

Pay & Benefits

Defense Would Get the Most Mileage From Trimming Pay, Benefits

Budget office lays out projected savings for an array of potential cuts to military compensation.

Oversight

As Infamous Germ-Research Lab Moves West, What Happens to Plum Island?

Homeland Security wants to sell the mysterious island to developers, but some lawmakers fear damage to the Long Island Sound's ecology.

Defense

Report: Two Years After Y-12 Break-In, U.S. Nuclear Security Still 'Chaotic'

GAO analysts say NNSA's lack of a 'clear vision' since nun's breach of a nuclear weapons site could be problematic.

Management

Will an Obscure Pentagon Small Business Program Live On?

Fate of 25-year-old research project depends on fiscal 2015 Defense authorization.

Pay & Benefits

The White House’s Total Payroll is Down, But the Typical Staffer is Earning More

Average pay for a White House aide is nearly $83,000, similar to that of other feds.

Nextgov

A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards

DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.

Management

Shaping the Workforce You Need: Lessons From a Manufacturing Innovator

How Shinola turned janitors, manicurists, and autoworkers into fine watchmakers.

News

What Does Running the VA Have to Do With Selling Soap?

From Procter & Gamble to one of government’s biggest bureaucracies.

Oversight

The Costly Lobbying War Over America's Dying Honeybees

Obama in June launched an investigation into what is driving the bee decline.