Economy Insiders: Long odds on long-term budget deal

More than 60 percent of participating Economic Insiders rate the odds of Congress agreeing on a long-term deficit reduction plan this year at less than one-third

• Clifford Marks
• April 18, 2011

S&P lowers U.S. debt outlook from 'stable' to 'negative'

Ratings agency reaffirms 'AAA' rating, but worries policymakers will fail to agree on deficit reduction.

• Clifford Marks
• April 18, 2011

Obama Praises 'Smart' Feds, Says Few Are 'Slugs'

• Tom Shoop
• April 15, 2011

Lawmaker wants more robust effort to collect improper payments

OMB official says agencies are making real progress, but noted the complexity of recapturing debt from recipients.

• Kellie Lunney
• April 15, 2011

Debt ceiling increase will be accompanied by spending cuts, Obama tells AP

President said he's confident Congress will approve the increase in time, in AP interview.

• Rebecca Kaplan
• April 15, 2011

Ryan: Obama's 'vision' would leave seniors poor, out in the cold

In op-ed piece, Budget Committee chairman gives rebuttal to 'rhetorically heated but substantively hollow' speech.

• Katy O'Donnell
• April 15, 2011

Lew defends Obama's criticisms of Ryan's budget proposal

President’s statements based on reality that long-term care is one of the largest cost-drivers in the system, OMB director says.

• Rebecca Kaplan
• April 15, 2011

Pentagon Dollars Aimed at Easing Northern Virginia Traffic

• Tom Shoop
• April 14, 2011

FAA Official Resigns Amidst Controller Sleeping Incidents

• Tom Shoop
• April 14, 2011

From Nextgov.com: House Republicans slam FAA for delayed pilot IDs

Delays in design of biometric datacard show government inefficiency compared with private sector, lawmakers charge.

• Joseph Marks
• April 14, 2011

Analysis: An open letter to Chairman Issa on federal pay

Why studies don't help us invent a merit-based, market-sensitive system that recognizes and rewards individual employee performance.

• Howard Risher
• April 14, 2011

The Week in Comments: The near-shutdown, training and drug cartels

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

• April 14, 2011

President of the Civil Service

• Tom Shoop
• April 13, 2011

Who Will Defend Feds? How About Walt Whitman?

• Tom Shoop
• April 13, 2011

From Nextgov.com: NOAA eyes upgrade of outdated tsunami warning centers

Stations in Hawaii and Alaska should have common hardware and software to process increased amounts of data.

• Bob Brewin
• April 13, 2011

President issues call for 'leaner' government

White House won’t rule out future cuts in spending on federal pay and benefits in the name of deficit reduction.

• Tom Shoop and Kellie Lunney
• April 13, 2011

Obama May Endorse Further Pay, Benefits Cuts

• Tom Shoop
• April 12, 2011

From Nextgov.com: Budget deal threatens government cloud security clearances

Lawmakers agree to gut an e-government account that feeds FedRAMP, a program to assess the security of federal Web-based systems.

• Aliya Sternstein
• April 12, 2011

Bill would boost federal manager training

Legislation also directs OPM to develop required competencies for managers that agencies would use to assess performance.

• Kellie Lunney
• April 12, 2011

Recovery Act reporting becoming the norm

Only 366 recipient reports remain to be filed with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

• Robert Brodsky
• April 12, 2011