Advice And Comment
In the Line of Fire
Defense employees hunker down for the potential barrage of budget and workforce cuts.
Advice And Comment
The Hacker Wars
Collateral damage and a dearth of cyberwarriors are among the Pentagon’s biggest hurdles.
Features
Truth & Consequences
Two analysts explore the potential fallout if Congress fails to avert defense cuts triggered by the 2011 Budget Control Act.
Features
Keeping the Faith
Military compensation reform is in its infancy, but it’s already causing full-blown anxiety.
Features
Course Correction
After taking over the biggest defense program in history, F-35 program manager Vice Adm. David Venlet sought a return to acquisition fundamentals.
Features
The Next War
Today’s budget battles will determine what U.S. troops carry into real battles for years to come.
Management
The Obama and Ryan budgets, by the numbers
A comparison of how their proposals stack up on the specifics.
Nextgov
TRICARE outsources addiction treatment with little oversight
Congress ordered Defense to treat drug and alcohol abuse ‘epidemic’ at military facilities.
Oversight
Public really dislikes Congress
August is tied with February as the lowest rating in Gallup's 38-year history.
Pay & Benefits
Not all feds will have the option of phased retirement
Participation will require mutual consent of employees and their agencies.
Management
GSA freezes per diem rates at 2012 levels
Move is part of a governmentwide effort to curb travel spending.
Defense
VA limits purchasing authority amid probe of pricey conferences
Veterans group is disappointed in $5 million tab for two events.
Management
Video: Michelle Obama on The Tonight Show
The First Lady chats with Leno about the Olympics and her "Kiss Cam" moment.
Oversight
Lawmaker calls for investigation into alleged TSA racial profiling
Rep. Keating says Congress should conduct the probe, not the agency.
Management
Reagan OMB chief: Ryan's budget a 'fairy tale'
Op-ed attacks GOP for agreeing to Wall Street bailouts and cutting food stamp relief.
Oversight
All the president's mystery men and women
While campaigns trumpet their VP picks, voters get little insight into who might staff a president-to-be's cabinet -- and help set administration policy. Should that change?
Nextgov
Pentagon envisions new Air Force One
Aerospace firms are watching for calls for new presidential aircraft.
Oversight