Defense
This Bakery Trains Wounded Veterans in the Art of Pastries and Business
Dog Tag Bakery, a new Georgetown bakery, is home to a work-study program that's the first of its kind.
Nextgov
VA Turns to IBM Watson to Improve Veteran Care
The pilot program could show how cognitive computing systems can distill complex data sets into useful information.
Defense
Defense Bill Extends Disputed Small Business Program
Contractors gain opportunities for women-owned firms, exports.
Management
Contractor CEO Pleads Guilty to 20-Year Fraud of USAID
Millions of dollars of overbilling found in Iraq, Afghanistan reconstruction.
Defense
Dick Cheney Tells NBC: 'I'd Do It Again in a Minute'
The former vice president denies that the CIA tortured and says Bush knew everything all along.
Defense
The Humane Interrogation Technique That Works Much Better Than Torture
Confessions are four times more likely when interrogators adopt a respectful stance toward detainees and build rapport, a study finds.
Management
Pentagon Gets a Better Grip on Spending for Services Contracts
GAO recommends further improvements to help balance civilian and outside workforces.
Oversight
After Torture, Will the Senate Begin Investigating Drone Killings?
“Obviously, we don’t interrogate prisoners anymore,” says one Republican. “Now all we do is kill them.”
Defense
Here's What CIA Interrogators Are Still Allowed to Do
The CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques have been illegal since 2009, but interrogators are still permitted to use some controversial methods.
Oversight
John Brennan: Torture Report Is Flawed
"The record does not support the study's inference that the agency misled others on the effectiveness of the program," said the former CIA chief, while acknowledging mistakes made.
Nextgov
Real-Life ‘Criminal Minds’ Team Tries to Root Out Rogue Federal Employees
Researchers say using technology to detect behavioral patterns could help federal managers screen out mischief-makers.
Management
Psychologists' $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA's 'Remarkably Broad' Acquisition Authorities
Expensive award to potentially underqualified firm raises eyebrows.
Defense
Watchdog Creates High-Risk List for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Special IG Sopko warns that corruption could derail U.S. effort to build Afghan self-sufficiency.
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Troops Still On Track for a 1 Percent Pay Raise in 2015
CRomnibus package allows for increase, freezes congressional salaries.
Defense
Senators to Kerry: Tell Us What You Want to Fight ISIS
The administration criticizes Senate proposals to authorize force, but won't offer a plan of its own.
Defense
Michael Hayden to NBC: No One Ever Warned Us Against Overreacting to 9/11
A damning admission from a former head of the CIA and NSA.
Management
War Zone Food Contractor Pleads Guilty to Overcharging
Supreme Foodservice to pay $434 million in settlement with government.
Defense
CIA Torture Report Condems Bush-Era Detainee Treatment
An intelligence report on so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” concludes CIA practices didn’t thwart terror.
Management
A Quiet Exit for a Forgotten Ebola Czar
The public's attention has moved on from the deadly disease, and soon, so will Ron Klain.
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