Defense
These Are the New Weapons the Pentagon Chief Wants for Tomorrow's Wars
Defense secretary lays out his vision for the next decade’s killer capabilities in 2017 budget preview.
Defense
Air Force Stands Up Space Mission Force to Counter Russia, China
The service is reorganizing for battle in space, but threats may be progressing faster than fixes.
Defense
Now It's Defense Chief Ash Carter's Turn to Explain Use of Personal Email
Warning of hackers, Sen. Grassley demands list of Defense secretary's missives.
Nextgov
Can this Stanford Professor Turn the Pentagon into a Lean Startup?
Steve Blank is part of a team teaching a class called "Hacking for Defense" at Stanford University’s engineering school.
Defense
Obama’s Final Pentagon Budget Request May Renew Clash Over Spending ‘Gimmick’
Personnel and health care funding will attract greater scrutiny.
Oversight
On the Issues: How the Presidential Candidates Would Tackle VA Reform
The first in a series of graphics illustrating the 2016 contenders’ views on the best way to manage the bureaucracy and federal workforce.
Defense
The US Is Being 'Dangerous and Irresponsible' in the South China Sea, Beijing says
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton island in South China Sea on Saturday.
Pay & Benefits
1.6 Percent Pay Raise for Service Members in 2017?
President’s upcoming budget proposal reportedly will contain a slightly higher pay boost for members of the military next year.
Defense
America’s Misplaced Faith in Bombing Campaigns
Many think of aerial bombardment as a cheap, effective alternative to spilling American blood. They're wrong.
Management
Navy Commander Pleads Guilty in Contractor’s Bribery-Prostitution Scheme
Criminal prosecution to continue in case of Singapore-based GDMA.
Defense
Afghanistan Growing More Dangerous for U.S. Rebuilders
Lack of security makes it nearly impossible to manage reconstruction projects.
Pay & Benefits
Female Service Members Will Get 12 Weeks of Paid Maternity Leave
The change doubles the amount of such leave currently available to most women in the military.
Defense
Homeland Security Offers Training to Combat Human Trafficking
Awareness effort for all agencies is part of governmentwide enforcement campaign.
Defense
Are the Oregon Occupiers Ready to Give Up Yet?
Ammon Bundy asked them to leave, but three members of the militia who left and were arrested Wednesday say the remnant intends to stay.
Defense
Obama Taps New General to Lead Afghan War
Lt. Gen. John Nicholson, an Army Ranger, will become the latest officer to lead the 14-year-old war.
Management
ISIS, Global Threats Boost U.S. Arms Exports
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, reported strong export growth, and it’s not alone.
Defense
A Dramatic Turn in the Oregon Standoff: Eight Arrests and a Death
Militia leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy were taken into custody and spokesman LaVoy Finicum killed after an encounter with the FBI and state police.
Defense
Why Is the Undocumented-Immigrant Population Dropping?
The number of people living in the U.S. illegally has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, a new study finds, despite the campaign-trail rhetoric to the contrary.
Defense
Drones, Valor, and the Future of the Military
Traditional definitions of heroism don’t always account for the practitioners of advanced war-fighting tactics.
Defense
Old American Warplanes Still Frighten North Korea
The B-52 bomber might be more than 50 years old, but when it flies near the Korean peninsula, Kim Jong-un’s government pays attention.
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