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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.

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

Six-month deal reached to avoid government shutdown

Plan would keep spending at the current rate for half a year.