Oversight

The Death of a Divisive Refugee Bill

Senate Democrats blocked a measure to beef up screening for Iraqi and Syrian refugees. But debate over the refugees is far from over.

Defense

Sarah Palin’s Logic: Her Son’s Arrest is the Obama Administration's Fault

Palin tried to connect her son's war experience with Obama's treatment of veterans.

Defense

Homeland Security Touts Progress in Tracking Visa Overstays

After vetting for terrorism, 99 percent of visitors are confirmed as having departed.

Defense

US to Convene 27-Nation Meeting on ISIS

It's a true working ministerial meeting as the U.S. defense secretary and other countries' top defense officials get caught up and look ahead.

Defense

Defense Looks For Laser-Armed Drones to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles

The high-flying aircraft would be the unmanned successors to the Air Force’s missile-zapping jetliner.

Management

Big Trends in Federal Contracting for 2016

Cybersecurity, big data, industry consolidation and more.

Defense

What Led American Ships Into Iranian Waters?

The U.S. military has released more details of last week’s detainment of Navy vessels in foreign territory.

Defense

Defense Sends White House Plan to Close Guantanamo, Move Detainees to the United States

Hours after 10 percent of the remaining detainees leave Cuba, the defense secretary said he’s handed the president a plan for “Gitmo North.”

Management

Air Force to Delay A-10 Retirement

After trying to retire the battle-tested Warthog for the past two years, Air Force officials concede that the plane is key to the war on ISIS.

Defense

Obama Taunts Republican Claims About the Islamic State Threat

In speech, Obama says the militants "do not threaten our national existence."

Defense

Iran Releases 10 American Sailors and Their Boats

Iran freed them a day after they inadvertently crossed into Iranian territorial waters.

Defense

How Harry Truman Announced the Hydrogen Bomb in 1953

Here's how the U.S. president justified thermonuclear weapons—63 years before North Korea claimed to possess them.

Defense

Defense Department Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees to Ghana

The move, the first of 17 in coming days, shrinks the total population to 105.

Pay & Benefits

TRICARE Drug Co-Pays Will Rise on Feb. 1

Some beneficiaries will see a hike of between $2 and $4 for certain prescriptions.

Defense

U.S. Analysis 'Not Consistent' With North Korea’s Claim of a Hydrogen-Bomb Test

Although there has been no independent confirmation of the test, there is skepticism and condemnation of the claim.

Management

After Government Screw-Up, Contractor Will Resume Control of Army Child Care Program

In some cases, service members were shelling out more than $1,000 per month for child care as part of a subsidy program -- and waiting months for Uncle Sam to reimburse them.

Nextgov

Inside the Pentagon’s Plans to Revamp the Global Command and Control System

The modernized system aims for lower costs through agile development, open standards and open source code, and applications designed with the user interface in mind.

Defense

CDC Makes Modest Progress in Improving Lab Safety

Expert panel calls for further management changes to avoid contamination.

Defense

Homeland Security Launches New Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants

ICE raids on Central Americans do cause pain, Secretary Johnson acknowledges.

Defense

Putin Labels the United States a Security Threat to Russia

A new government document all the forces lined up against Russia, including “foreign and international nongovernmental organizations, financial and economic structures."