Defense

If the FBI both planned and thwarted a terrorist attack, who's the hero?

Questions remain after a Bangladeshi man tried and failed to blow up the Federal Reserve Building.

Nextgov

Meet the feds who are defending you online

Security consortium honors major players in information security.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Binders full of women

Romney's comment moves around late night, as comedians cover the second debate.

Management

Postal Service hits borrowing limit

Agency can only borrow $15 billion at a time.

Management

Tagg Romney: I wanted to 'take a swing' at Obama during debate

GOP candidate's eldest son says his father has been painted as 'someone he's not.'

Oversight

Video: Americans sum up presidential debate before it happens

Los Angelenos asked who won 'last night's debate' -- four hours before actual event.

Oversight

Administration threatens hardball on fiscal cliff

Obama reportedly is prepared to veto any budget plan that omits tax hikes on the rich.

Management

Capitol poses serious obstacles for people with disabilities

The sidewalks of the Capitol complex alone challenge disabled visitors.

Nextgov

Pacific Command repels hackers with cyberwar Xbox

Pentagon and allies practice protecting communications during simulated attack.

Management

What is Innovation in Government?

New methods show innovation comes from the top-down and the bottom-up.

Oversight

Millennial poll: Obama is so yesterday

Almost four in 10 millennials said that it doesn’t matter who is elected because Washington is broken

Management

Making data-based decisions part of agency culture

Federal leaders must build analytics into their organizations, report says.

Defense

Report: Man plotted attack on New York Fed

Law enforcement officials say the FBI and NYPD monitored the plot and the public was never at risk.

Defense

Video shows contractors gone wild in Afghanistan

Whistleblowers release footage of drunken personnel, allege frat house-type atmosphere.

Defense

Former Defense official calls congressional paralysis a threat

Budget stalemates constrain national security planning, Michèle Flournoy says.

Management

Public would accept tax hikes in debt deal

Just over half of poll respondents said they think that tax rates for families with incomes above $250,000 should increase in January

Pay & Benefits

Postal Service overfunding pensions, report says

USPS calls for its own set of estimates to determine FERS payments.

Defense

Security Insiders: Obama administration did not deliberately mislead on Benghazi attack

Romney has criticized the Obama administration for saying the deadly assault was the result of a spontaneous outbreak of violence.