Tech

CIA Sued for Failing to Disclose Senate Torture-Probe Records

Lawsuit comes as the administration is close to declassifying a Senate report on the agency’s one-time interrogation techniques.

Management

Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds

Testing of controls deemed insufficient for disbursal of $200 billion in annual contract payments.

Defense One

Stop Arming the Police Like a Military

Protect and serve? The post-war message to American communities is being received loud and clear: 'You are the enemy.' By Tom Nolan

Pay & Benefits

Abortion Funding for Peace Corps' Volunteers Advances With Republican Support

Bills eliminating the restriction passed in both House and Senate appropriations committees for the first time.

Defense

Terror May Become a Bigger Focus at Med School

A biochemistry-course lecture on nerve agents could become part of coursework.

Defense One

It's Time Obama Lowered the Bar for Success in Iraq

President Obama might be wise to follow a ‘less is more’ strategy in Iraq. By Tara Sonenshine

Management

Former Treasury Chiefs Agree: Get the SEC Into the Climate Mix

Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson said that the SEC should do a better job of forcing firms to disclose the economic fallout they face from climate change.

Pay & Benefits

1 Percent Pay Raise On Horizon for Feds Next Year

Legislation currently circulating in both chambers of Congress doesn’t prohibit the president’s recommended 2015 pay bump.

Management

A Map of Maternity Leave Policies Around the World

The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that does not require some form of paid time off for new mothers.

Management

Big Hurdle for the VA Bill Is Its Price Tag

Reform measures would cost more than originally expected, CBO estimates.

Defense

Americans Are Not Happy With Obama About Iraq. But They Don’t Really Know What to Do.

The crisis in Iraq has Americans frustrated with the president, a new poll finds.

Nextgov

Lockheed Clinches $82.5 Million Sole-Source Cyber Range Deal

The defensewide system for simulating hacks depends on the contractor’s source code and expertise.

Defense One

A Victory in the Battle Against Mass Destruction

There are still plenty of things to be worried about, but one thing is clear: securing and destroying Syria's known chemical weapons stockpile was a major victory. By Joseph Cirincione and Geoffrey Wilson.