Defense

What the Government Spends on Confederate Graves

Taxpayers now pay more to maintain rebel graves and monuments than those honoring Union soldiers.

Defense

Ex-CIA Agent Convicted of Kidnapping Terror Suspects Is Arrested in Panama

Arrest opens the possibility he could be sent to prison for an 'extraordinary rendition.'

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Continue to Press Pentagon on Furloughs

Legality of furloughing civilian employees at working capital funds questioned.

Defense

NSA Admits It Analyzes More People's Data Than Previously Revealed

Analysts look 'two or three hops' from terror suspects when evaluating terror activity, official says.

Defense

Eric Holder Questions Stand-Your-Ground Laws

The attorney general goes a step further than Obama, speaking out against the Florida law.

Pay & Benefits

Pentagon Promises to Halt Pay Raises for Foreign Nationals

Defense will honor its agreement to give German citizens a pay hike, but avoid future raises.

Oversight

Contractors Slammed for Uranium Project's Ballooning Expense

NNSA was 'overly optimistic' in its assumptions, auditors say.

Pay & Benefits

CBO: Increasing TRICARE Fees Could Save Government Billions

Military retirees under 65 paid 16 percent less out-of-pocket for health care in 2012 than in 1996.

Defense

Snowden Wants to Keep the NSA 'Blueprint' Private

Thousands of documents in his possession include the 'instruction manual' for how NSA is built.

Management

Who Will Be the Next Homeland Security Secretary?

Thad Allen and Jane Holl Lute may be among potential nominees to succeed Napolitano, congressional sources say.

Nextgov

VA Spent $2 Million on Facebook Ads

One division spent heavily on the ads while others spent little or nothing.

Defense

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Is Resigning

Arizona's former governor will head the University of California system.

Oversight

Homeland Security Appeals Air Marshal Whistleblower Case

Aviation specialist was fired for telling media of reduced flight coverage.

Defense

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty to Boston Attacks

Other high-profile crime suspects, including the Fort Hood shooting suspect, have made the same plea recently.

Tech

If You Don't Want the Government to Spy on You, Move to Montana

The state passed a law that requires the government to obtain a probable cause warrant before spying on citizens through a cell phone or laptop.