Defense
Twice as Many Vets Will Now Be Eligible for Non-VA Care
After pressure, department changes Choice program requirement related to calculating a vet’s distance from the nearest VA facility.
Defense
One-Third of New Hires in the Federal Government Last Year Were Veterans
Fiscal 2014 veterans hiring rate is highest ever.
Pay & Benefits
Some Feds Just Got a 34 Percent Pay Boost
The change affects blue-collar workers in western North Dakota, where the oil and natural gas boom have increased private wages and the cost of living.
Defense
Union Decries Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Commissary Subsidy
AFGE warns of “Walmartization” as DoD retailers struggle to stay open.
Tech
TSA Gave Expedited Screening to Former Domestic Terror Group Member
A supervisor overruled an alert officer who recognized the felon and raised concerns.
Defense One
Pentagon: The Costs of Major Weapon Systems Are Finally Coming Down
More than four years since Ashton Carter took on reforming Pentagon acquisition, the cost of the largest arms projects is beginning to stabilize, defense officials say.
Defense One
The Pentagon’s Top Intelligence Chief Is Out
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers announced his retirement from service by the end of April.
Defense One
Tom Cotton, the GOP's Newest Hawk, Takes Flight
Is Sen. Tom Cotton the hawk to lead the GOP back to national security supremacy?
Defense
Study: Americans Are Mostly OK With Government Surveillance
Americans seem to have greeted the revelations about government snooping from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden with a shrug.
Nextgov
DISA Drops $1.6B Contract after Controversy
The cancellation comes as several companies protested the award in February.
Defense
Is There a 'Sickening Child Porn Crisis Infecting' the Federal Government?
Arrest of State Department employee Sunday on voyeurism charges is the latest sign of a much bigger problem, Daily Beast reports.
Defense One
Navy To Increase the Number of Deployed Ships to the Middle East, Asia
The U.S. Navy’s new maritime strategy calls for more forward-deployed ships and preparing for war against a near-peer and insurgents, including Islamic State militants.
Nextgov
What Can the Pentagon Learn From Amazon?
Military analysts would benefit from a larger, more transparent knowledge database, NGIC commander Nichoel Brooks said recently.
Nextgov
Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018
Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.
Defense
Obama's War Authority Request Is Stuck
A month after the White House released a draft AUMF, the measure isn't gaining support in either chamber or party.
Defense One
Pacific Command’s Adm. Locklear Shortlisted for Joint Chiefs Chairman
PACOM commander Adm. Samuel Locklear asked to delay retirement so Carter can consider him for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Nextgov
Halvorsen Now Defense Department’s Permanent CIO
Terry Halvorsen gets the bump from acting CIO and will exercise authority over the Pentagon’s $36 billion IT budget.
Defense One
More Robots Prepare for the Military’s Robotics World Cup
It’s the US vs. China, Japan, Italy in the military’s robot super competition.
Nextgov
Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team
The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.
Defense One
Why the FBI Needs To Protect Its Intelligence Whistleblowers
The FBI director says that whistleblowers are 'critical' to democracy, but the Justice Department doesn’t protect intelligence whistleblowers.
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