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."
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