Policy
House Targets Firing VA Officials With Second Bill
The House passed a bill that cleared committee last August that makes it easier to fire senior department executives. By Eric Katz
Policy
Why Hillary's Iraq Vote Explanation Rings Hollow
In her book, Clinton's attempt to explain away her support for the war feels all too disingenuous. By Peter Beinart
Policy
Congress Says Pentagon's Long-Range Bombers Are 'Increasingly Irrelevant'
Congress sounds the alarm on America's aging bomber fleet: fix them up or put them to pasture. By Rachel Oswald
Policy
Who Should Replace Shinseki?
A handy guide to the potential candidates to be the next VA secretary. By Molly O’Toole
Science & Tech
Snowden’s Legislative Legacy: A Bill That No One Likes
Measure to protect security and privacy arguably does neither. By Patrick Tucker
Ideas
Meet the Insurgency: Inside the Liberal Takeover of U.S. National Security
How a group of progressive security wonks took on the establishment and won.
Policy
Senate Announces Bipartisan Deal to Fix the VA
The wide-ranging bill clears a path for removing senior officials and grants more money to hire doctors and nurses at backlogged facilities across the nation. By Sarah Mimms
Policy
Obama Picks Dunford as Next Marine Corps Commandant
The question now is who will replace Gen. Joseph Dunford as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to oversee the end of the war? By Ben Watson
Policy
Justice Department Renews Focus on Domestic Terrorism
A committee that hasn’t met since 9/11 reconvenes to focus on domestic threats. By Kaveh Waddell
Policy
Congress Wants Answers on Bergdahl
After a closed-door briefing on the Hill, members of Congress have even more questions about the deal to exchange the American POW for five Taliban prisoners. By Molly O’Toole
Ideas
After Ukraine, Obama Keeps an Eye on the Baltics
The Obama administration is considering beefing up its military presence in Europe, perhaps going so far as granting a Baltic request for permanent NATO military bases. By Tara Sonenshine
Policy
Dempsey: Bergdahl Is 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'
With some howling for Bergdahl’s head, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey issues a statement to calm the mob. By Kevin Baron
Business
Are Unions the Big Problem at VA?
Two-thirds of the VA workforce is unionized and critics say too many of them spend their time on union organizing. By Charles S. Clark
Policy
Why No One Is Calling Sgt. Bergdahl a Hero
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl spent 5 years being held captive by the Taliban. Now he’s heading home and it’s clear he won’t be getting a hero’s welcome. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
Obama Heads to Europe
It's a presidential overseas trip that looks nothing like what was planned only three months ago. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Threats
In Afghanistan, Hagel Defends Bergdahl Mission
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the desertion question ‘will be dealt with later,’ but officials are indicating the American POW has had enough punishment. By Kevin Baron
Policy
Behind Eric Shinseki's Downfall
The VA secretary was undone by an overwhelmed health system and Washington's hyper-partisan health care politics. By James Kitfield
Ideas
Still a Long Way from Asian NATO
‘Collective security’ is the trending phrase in Asia, but what comes next is not so clear. By Kevin Baron
Threats
Hagel Warns China to Back Down
Defense Secretary Hagel promises that the United States 'will not look the other way' if China keeps up 'intimidation and coercion.' By Kevin Baron
Threats