Business

Layoffs Loom for Hagel's Top Staff

With sequestration likely to continue into next fiscal year, Hagel warns that he might have to lay off some of his senior staff. By Stephanie Gaskell

Policy

Intel Wars: DIA, CIA and Flynn’s Battle to Consolidate Spying

The Defense Department wants in on the spying game. But will the CIA block their efforts? By Marc Ambinder

Ideas

Why the Founding Fathers Would Object to Today’s Military

Today’s endless, undeclared and increasingly secret use of U.S. force is exactly what the founding fathers feared most. By Gregory D. Foster

Business

The Soldier Who Pawned His iPhone, or Why Management Matters

All the strategy and planning in the world doesn’t matter if you can’t get things like payroll processing right. By Tom Shoop

Ideas

The Next QDR Is the Last Chance for Sanity

The independent review panel could be a real opportunity for change.

Ideas

Building a Better Soldier-Diplomat

As defense budgets draw down and our objective is increasingly to avoid conflict, we can do better with our military diplomacy. By Sam Brannen

Business

This is What the Pivot Looks Like

The Pentagon’s pivot to Asia is underway, but threats still remain around the globe. By Chanin Knight and Kedar Pavgi

Policy

Mark Lippert: Hagel's Right Hand Man

Hagel's chief of staff has had a long working relationship with key players in the administration. By Sara Sorcher