Is NASA giving up on the moon?

According to USA Today, NASA is changing their mind about building a permanent base on the moon. Instead, they may focus more on sending a manned mission to Mars.

It's still a wonder that in the 21st century, we haven't achieved permanent settlement of the moon and more space stations in orbit. It is now more likely that China or the Europeans may have manned bases on the moon before the United States.

It is advantageous for the US to establish orbital and moon stations in order to reduce energy consumption of longer manned missions. If you build a space infrastructure, you have less fuel requirement.