Business
Shinseki Under Fire Over Claims VA Kept Secret Waiting List
Criticism is mounting over recent allegations that several Veterans Affairs clinics hid their real waiting lists to hide the backlog of vets awaiting care. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Bill Supports 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The House Armed Services Committee wants to nearly double President Obama’s proposed pay hike for service members. By Kellie Lunney
Business
Pentagon Smartphone Plan Off to a Slow Start
With six months left to hit the Defense Department’s plan to clear classified data for 100,000 commercial smartphone and tablets, only 2,000 devices have been enrolled. By William Matthews
Business
Hagel Warns Against Isolationism
Answering a weary public, Defense Secretary Hagel called for robust international engagement and U.S. military leadership in his Chicago speech. By Kevin Baron
Policy
It’s Too Soon to Cut Funding for A-10s, Lawmakers Say
The A-10’s capabilities are too great to pass off to jets and too cheap for the Pentagon to turn its back on the fleet just yet, according to eight senators. By Ben Watson
Ideas
Congress’s Chance to Fix Aircraft Carrier Drones
The Navy could have the drone the U.S. needs to protect carriers, if Congress steps up this week. By Shawn Brimley
Threats
Veteran Unemployment Rate Drops, But Still Outpaces the Rest of the Country
Despite an overall jobless rate decline of nearly half a percentage point in April, recent vets are still having a harder time finding work than the general public. By Ben Watson
Business
West Coast Missile Defense System Remains on Hold
Following a failed test last year, the Pentagon still has not convinced Congress a California- and Alaska-based defense system is ready for prime time. By Rachel Oswald
Business
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
Business
House Republicans Aren't Budging on Military Compensation
Military families have delivered a clear message to the Defense Department and Congress: Don’t cut our benefits. And House Republicans have listened. By Eric Katz
Ideas
Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference?
The plan to replace the V-XX, the president’s Marine One helicopter, is an example of the success of Better Buying Power. By Frank Kendall
Policy
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Affect the Defense Budget?
While one GOP lawmaker calls for raising Pentagon’s budget, his Democratic colleague favors an alternate path for the Defense Department's response to Ukraine. By Charles S. Clark
Business
Pentagon's Chief Information Officer Takai Quits, Last Day Friday
DOD has not named a successor to Teri Takai, who led the Pentagon's cloud computing and mobile expansions. by Joseph Marks
Business
Intelligence Agencies Granting Fewer Security Clearances
Security clearance approvals declined for the second consecutive fiscal year, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. By Eric Katz
Policy
Pentagon Readies Record $11B Health Care Contract Bid
At stake is nothing less than one of the largest IT-related contracts in government. By Frank Konkel
Business
After Cheating Scandal, Air Force Switches to Pass-Fail for Nuclear Missileers
Air Force officials say an expectation that perfect test scores were needed for advancement up the ranks fueled the recent cheating scandal. By Rachel Oswald
Business
Air Force Chief Explains Why He’s Retiring the A-10s
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, a former A-10 pilot, says after much debate, sequestration forced him to only one conclusion: Cut the A-10 fleet. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Actually, the Army Will 'Involuntarily Separate' Officers
A spokesman walks back Tuesday’s claim that the Army would not lay anyone off. By Eric Katz
Business
Army Denies It Will Lay Off 3,000 Officers To Meet Force Reduction Goals
The Army is pushing back against reports that it will have to force out 3,000 officers to meet fiscal 2015 personnel goals. By Eric Katz
Ideas