Defense

Customs and Border Protection to Hire 2,000

Border agency recruits officers at air, land and sea ports amid general trend of federal downsizing.

Defense

Benghazi Will Never Go Away for Hillary Clinton

As much as she would like to escape the attack's long shadow, it will continue to dog her.

Nextgov

Phoenix VA Director Put on Leave After Secret Wait List, Patient Death Allegations

A House Committee for Veteran's Affairs hearing earlier this month revealed that 40 vets may have died while waiting for care.

Defense One

D.C. ‘Insiders’ Are Wrong, NATO Could Beat Russia

Don’t believe the hype. Russia’s military is a shadow of its Cold War self, but Washington pundits sound as alarmist as always. By Michael Cohen

Defense One

Pentagon Says Reporting Is Up, But Sexual Assaults Are Not

Pentagon officials say even though there’s been a 50 percent increase in reports of sexual assaults in the ranks, there’s no correlating increase in the crime. By Stephanie Gaskell

Nextgov

Hey, Let’s Integrate All Airborne Systems

Call me a realist or a cynic, but I'm not sure this DARPA plan will work.

Defense

Sexual Assault Reports Are Up 50 Percent in the Military

Jump is likely due to increased confidence in the system, not more crimes.

Defense

The Pentagon Is Reviewing Its Grooming Policies For Racial Bias

List of newly unauthorized hairstyles includes twists and other natural hairstyles popular among African American women.

Nextgov

Is It Time for Obama to Intervene in Missile Range Power Line Dispute?

Citing national security, New Mexico governor asks the president to direct a new route.

Defense

The State Department Warns of an 'Evolved,' Decentralized Al Qaeda

Report outlines how leadership losses in Pakistan and Afghanistan have forced the terrorist organization into an 'accelerated' splintering.

Defense One

Afghanistan Needs More Than U.S. Troops to Survive

While the U.S. waits for Afghanistan to sign a post-2014 troop deal, a new report shows the war-torn nation is going to need a lot more than that. By Stephanie Gaskell

Defense One

Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight

Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker

Nextgov

NIST Removes NSA-Tainted Algorithm From Cryptographic Standards

Snowden documents say NSA introduced weaknesses to the number-generating guidance.

Defense One

Kerry: NATO Members Must Increase Military Spending

Secretary Kerry, claiming Russia has ‘escalated the crisis even further’ in Ukraine, tells under-spending NATO member states it’s time to pay up. By Ben Watson

Nextgov

There May Not Be Another Defense CIO Until 2017

Insiders are saying there isn’t enough time left in Obama’s second term to warrant a replacement for Teri Takai.