FLOTUS Thanks Feds

• Emily Long
• May 2, 2011

From Nextgov.com: Cellphone may have signaled bin Laden's location

Former cyber-forensic officials say al Qaeda leader's courier may have inadvertently given U.S. counterterrorism pros their break.

• Aliya Sternstein
• May 2, 2011

The most notorious terrorist meets a watery grave

Intelligence agencies’ high-tech pursuit of bin Laden ends with a sea burial.

• Bob Brewin
• May 2, 2011

The secret team that killed bin Laden

Were it not for this high-value target, it might have been a routine mission for the Navy's specially trained and highly mythologized SEAL Team Six.

• Marc Ambinder
• May 2, 2011

Celebrating Substance, Stylishly

• Tom Shoop
• April 29, 2011

From Nextgov.com: DHS probing Sony PlayStation network attack

Massive data breach could enable hackers to break into banking and other commercial systems.

• Aliya Sternstein
• April 29, 2011

Pentagon performance management transition faulted

Defense Department lacks goals and timeline for post-NSPS system and failed to track costs, audit finds.

• Emily Long
• April 29, 2011

A Rather Extreme Approach to Downsizing

• Tom Shoop
• April 28, 2011

Joint Chiefs Chair on Panetta, Petraeus

• Tom Shoop
• April 28, 2011

From Nextgov.com: Tornadoes knock out power to Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center

Outages will not delay Friday's scheduled shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center, officials say.

• Bob Brewin and Erin Dian Dumbacher
• April 28, 2011

Sixty-six senior executives win Presidential Distinguished Rank Awards

Top feds save government billions, says Senior Executives Association.

• Kellie Lunney
• April 28, 2011

Tornadoes hamper critical federal operations in Alabama

Storms wiped out power supply for key agencies that support nuclear reactors, space shuttle launch and battlefield logistics.

• Katherine McIntire Peters
• April 28, 2011

The Week in Comments: Contribution disclosure, debt relief and buyouts

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

• April 28, 2011

Tough summer ahead in Afghanistan, says Joint Chiefs chair

Mullen says U.S. will not send troops to Libya and vows to avoid ‘hollow’ military in times of tight budgets.

• William Matthews
• April 28, 2011

2,000 Postal Managers Take Buyouts

• Tom Shoop
• April 27, 2011

DEA Wants Your Surplus Meds

• Kellie Lunney
• April 27, 2011

From Nextgov.com: Agencies to close 137 data centers and move 100 email systems to cloud

Thirty-nine data centers already have been shuttered, says federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra.

• Joseph Marks
• April 27, 2011

Obama orders streamlining of federal websites

Managers of some 20,000 sites told to draw from private sector practices to improve customer service.

• Joseph Marks
• April 27, 2011

GOP senators push back on campaign contributions order

White House should not use `politics’ to determine contract awards, letter states.

• Emily Long
• April 27, 2011

From Nextgov: Pentagon needs alternative power sources for deployed troops

Deputy Defense secretary cites Marines’ war-zone use of solar panels to cut reliance on generators.

• Bob Brewin
• April 26, 2011