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Some Serious Paper Shredding at the F-35 Program Office

Detailed contract solicitation for a seemingly simple service might help show why project is over budget.

Defense

From a Bloody Battle in Afghanistan to the Pitchers Mound at Nationals Park

Medal of Honor recipient throws the ceremonial first pitch.

Oversight

Caroline Kennedy Headed to Japan as New Ambassador

The Obama administration is sending Kennedy to Tokyo.

Management

Analysis: What Will Furloughs Mean For Young Feds?

Furloughs resulting from sequestration might drive young people right out of public service.

Defense

As Kim Jong-Un Likens Nukes to 'Treasure,' U.S. Sends More Fighter Jets

Air Force sends a fresh batch of radar-dodging F-22 Raptors.

Nextgov

Join the Conversation about Federal IT Reform

You can comment on a crowdsourced version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.

Oversight

USPS Should Charge More Where It Can, Report Says

Discounts for presorting cost more than they save.

Tech

Pentagon Seeks High-Tech Nuke Radiation Defenses

DARPA office is looking for pre- and post-exposure treatments to counter radiation's short-term health effects.

Oversight

Sasha and Malia's Spring Break Will Not Ruin the Republic

Presidents pay for their vacations, taxpayers pay for security.

Pay & Benefits

Furlough Reprieve at Customs and Border Protection?

Agency says it is 'developing a plan' in response to the fiscal 2013 spending measure.

Management

What Does the Ideal Work Environment Look Like?

Young leaders provide insight on how managers get best find, and implement, successful work environments.

Pay & Benefits

Justice Postpones Furlough Decision to Mid-April

Attorney general is still weighing unpaid leave for employees because of sequestration.

Nextgov

Has the IT Salary Gender Gap Disappeared?

Women earn as much as men for the same job but tend to hold lower positions, survey finds.

Management

In Focus: Clocking Clearances

Timeliness of background investigations has vastly improved since guidelines were put in place.

Management

GOP Seeks to Unwind Health Care Overhaul By Starving Agencies of Funding

Law will be hard to kill entirely since many of its requirements involve mandatory spending.

Defense

The U.S. Has a Case Against an Army Vet Accused of Using a 'WMD' Against Assad

Harroun allegedly fought alongside Al Qaeda, employing a "weapon of mass destruction."