Tech
Cannonballs, samurai swords, chastity belts: Items found at TSA checkpoints in 2012
A year's worth of (weird, revealing, scary) data from the nation's airports
Oversight
Rep. Cuellar hopes to influence agency management from appropriations post
Author of government performance act working with Sen. Warner on improving customer service.
Management
Obama's chief of staff will be the most important appointment of his term
For many practical purposes, it is the White House operations boss -- and not the vice president -- who serves as the nation's deputy president.
Defense
Military suicides at record high, far outnumbering combat deaths
AP reports 349 military suicides in 2012, up from 301 in 2011.
Management
Photo: Why We're So Excited About Stem Cells
Stem cells are not only spectacularly beautiful, they hold spectacular promise for treating diseases like Parkinson's.
Pay & Benefits
Major changes to Combined Federal Campaign proposed by OPM
Draft rules would move charity drive dates, eliminate cash donations.
Management
Yes, Money Does Buy Happiness
6 Lessons from the Newest Research on Income and Well-Being
Management
Treasury has options on debt ceiling but all of them are ugly
Report highlights four ideas and why they won't help avoid hitting the nation's borrowing limit next month.
Management
Photos: Inaugural Committee Holds Dress Rehearsal with Fake Obamas
Stand-ins take center stage at run through of inauguration.
Pay & Benefits
Sandy amendments target federal transit benefits, spending
Proposals would end mass transit perk and impose a 1.63 percent across-the-board spending cut.
Management
'No Labels' Adds Washington Muscle to Reform Washington
Centrist and squishy no more? Grassroots advocacy group shifts focus in bid to fix political system.
News
Video: Feds Get Some Love at the Golden Globes
CIA, presidential power dot the winning shows and films.
Management
Obama's inauguration might have trouble paying its bills
Report says Obama is $10 million short of $50 million goal.
Management
HHS responds slowly to GOP demands for Obamacare documents
House and Senate panels seek background on spending for P.R. and contractors.
Oversight
Report: House GOP 'seriously entertaining' debt default idea
With coin idea done, Republicans are considering default
Defense
Analysis: What Obama's missing in Afghanistan
More than troops, the president needs a strategy in the region -- and a diplomat.
Management
White House Crushes Death Star Petition, Nerd Dreams Everywhere
Citing costs, vulnerabilities, and existing space programs, the administration says it will not construct an enormous weaponized space station.
Nextgov
Can you predict the future by reading Twitter? The Pentagon thinks maybe.
Funding program will address information overload by sifting unstructured text.
Nextgov
White House says no deal to secession petitioners
The administration also won’t build a Star Wars-style Death Star.
Management