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Pentagon shutters Joint Tactical Radio System program office
After 15 years and $15 billion, the program failed to deliver radios to the battlefield.
Oversight
Progressive Caucus proposes budget 'deal for all'
House should have a wider range of choices, lawmakers say.
Defense
Industry accused of exaggerating job losses from sequestration
Analyst says such a detailed estimate could not be accurate.
Oversight
House speaker willing to cut recess short
Boehner says he wants Senate to act to avoid tax hike, but no two-chamber deal is in the offing.
Oversight
Obama says he's awed by U.S. women's gymnastics team
President says he could not walk across a balance beam.
Management
GSA hammered on ‘outrageous’ bonuses, conference spending
Agency disputes some accusations lodged by lawmakers at hearing.
Management
OMB to agencies: We’ll help you plan for sequestration, but we hope it doesn’t happen
Agency’s acting director says Congress should avoid automatic cuts, find bipartisan solution.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill that would ax federal tax cheats
Legislation would allow government to fire employees who fail to pay their share.
Defense
What Iraq vets have to say about Iraq
Combat veterans share their impressions of the war in Iraq now that the U.S. mission there is over.
Oversight
Congress votes to streamline Senate confirmation process
About 170 nominations and 3,000 military officer positions will no longer require Senate approval.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- This is A Holy Site With Great Culture
Mitt Romney's gaffes again take center stage.
Oversight
Postal Service defaults, Congress does nothing
House lawmakers haven't acted on a reform bill.
Briefing
Focus On Jobs
VA boosts veteran recruiting, but the specter of job downgrades could complicate the effort.
Features
Clipped Wings
Many Americans say they want smaller government. We’re about to find out if they really mean it.
Defense
Defense prepares sequester scenarios
Agency reportedly sees four ways the threat of across-the-board cuts could play out.
News
One Federal Job That Definitely Isn't Overpaid
Why one particular position sounds too good to be true.
Pay & Benefits
TSP head expresses regret over cyberattack
The board’s executive director says agency now has a plan in place to notify participants of security breaches.
Oversight