Defense

National Guard to undergo major overhaul

Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, head of the National Guard Bureau, announced Friday that the 466,000-member institution will soon begin a wide-ranging reorganization that will affect personnel in every state, territory and the District of Columbia.

Defense

Homeland security drill tests communications, emergency plans

Defense

Fear factor: Beyond a panic-driven approach to homeland security

Treating terrorism as terrifyingly different from other threats to Americans has, arguably, made future terror attacks more difficult to prevent and recover from.

Pay & Benefits

Spend and save

Setting aside money in a flexible spending account could increase your take home pay.

Pay & Benefits

Congress urged to hold Thrift Savings Plan officials more accountable

Thrift Savings Plan officials should be held more accountable to Congress, the General Accounting Office said in a report issued Thursday.

Defense

Defense personnel overhaul backed by full House panel

After lengthy debate, the House Armed Services Committee approved a $400.5 billion Defense authorization bill that would give the Pentagon broad new powers to manage its civilian workforce.