Business
House Passes Bipartisan Budget Deal
The $85 billion dollar deal will tweak the pension contributions for new federal workers and working age military retirees. By Kellie Lunney
Business
House Passes NDAA, Approves 1 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The measure also covered other critical areas of military compensation, including combat pay, housing allowances, and reenlistment bonuses. By Kellie Lunney
Business
The General Who Opened Guantanamo's Prison Wants to Shut It Down
Retired Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert writes in an op-ed that the U.S. had insufficient evidence on many prisoners of "little intelligence value" who "should never have been sent" to GTMO. By Marina Koren
Business
Hagel Backs Budget Deal
The agreement doesn't solve all of the Pentagon's budget woes, but the defense secretary says it helps address readiness and procurement challenges. By Jordain Carney
Policy
Why Congress Should Fully Fund the VA in Advance
Congress is about to fail America’s veterans if they don’t tackle these bills this year, and fund the full VA in advance. By Alexander Nicholson
Policy
Karzai: There is ‘No Deadline’ to Sign Troop Deal
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the Dec. 31 deadline to sign a post-2014 troop deal is just ‘pressure’ from the U.S. But visiting Gen. Martin Dempsey said negotiations are ‘closed.’ By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
New Feds, Military Retirees to Contribute More to Pensions With Budget Deal
Savings gained by tweaking the retirement benefits of both groups would amount to $12 billion. By Kellie Lunney
Business
Budget Agreement Eases Pentagon's Sequester Pain
The Pentagon's budget remains undecided, as Congress punts the sequester just two years down the road. By Sara Sorcher and Stacy Kaper
Business
Hagel Softens on Troop Deal, Gives Karzai Until February - But Not April
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel now says Afghanistan has to sign a troop deal by February’s NATO meeting. It’s not the April elections that worries him; it’s the runoffs. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Spared from Hagel’s Cuts: Cyber, Asia-Pacific, Homeland Policy Jobs
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is cutting 200 jobs from his front office – but he made sure to protect several key policy positions in homeland, cyber and the Asia-Pacific. By Stephanie Gaskell
Ideas
Here’s What the Army Thinks War Will Look Like in 2030
Top brass gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to review the Army’s latest war games. What does war look like in 2030? (Hint: it’s not that different than today). By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Hagel to Cut Hundreds of Staff and Contractors for $1 Billion Savings
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says cutting 200 positions from his office -- and a lot of contractors -- will save about $1 billion by 2019. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
After Secret Talks, Will the U.S. Get Iran to Open Up?
The administration's cloak-and-dagger diplomacy towards an interim deal was great. Whether it is actually effective in the next stage of negotiations is another question. By Major Garrett
Policy
GOP Lawmakers: Cut Fed Benefits, Not Defense Spending
A new proposal wants to roll back the budget caps on defense spending, and replace them with scaled back pensions and benefits for federal employees. By Eric Katz
Business
How the Government Is Handling 700,000 Jailed Veterans
Officials hope that specialized courts designed to treat and rehabilitate drug addicted veterans will reduce incarceration rates. By Bob Brewin
Business
Hagel Picks Christine Fox as His Acting Deputy
Christine Fox is named acting deputy defense secretary, temporarily replacing Ash Carter and making her the highest-ranking woman at the Pentagon. By Stephanie Gaskell
Science & Tech
Pentagon Forcing Many Workers Back to BlackBerry
Many employees who had switched to iPhone or Android devices will be reverting back to Blackberrys because of security concerns. By Aliya Sternstein
Policy
Military Justice Reform Is at a Make-or-Break Moment
With a stalled defense policy bill in the Senate, reform supporters fear that the moment to address the force's sexual assault crisis is slipping away. By Stacy Kaper
Ideas
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