Tech

E-waste and telework are part of effort to reduce the government’s environmental footprint

Federal offices shed 10,000 computers a week on average, GSA chief Martha Johnson says.

Oversight

OMB performance specialist demands 'more mission for the money'

Shelley Metzenbaum offers rundown of agencies embracing data to save money and boost accountability.

Oversight

Financially ailing Postal Service gets a reprieve

Measure keeping government open also allows USPS to defer multibillion-dollar retiree health benefit payment.

News

DHS to start vetting virtual fence contractors by February

The Homeland Security Department plans as soon as January to open bidding on a 10-year contract to replace a failed $1 billion border surveillance project, according to DHS officials.

Pay & Benefits

NASA employee wins cost-cutting competition

Idea to create a lending library for specialized tools will be incorporated in President Obamas fiscal 2013 budget request.

News

Perry says his plan would make super committee unnecessary

Texas Republican says Obama is ‘AWOL’ in Asia while Congress dithers on cuts.

News

President signs bill funding five departments and keeping other agencies open

Measure provides full-year funding for many agencies and extends temporary funding through Dec. 16 for the rest of government.

News

Play of the Day -- How many times can Herman Cain say 'Herman Cain'? Plus: Ron Paul, new front-runner?

A daily roundup of late-night video.

Pay & Benefits

Ten Tips for Open Season

A handy guide to making decisions about health insurance and retirement.

Pay & Benefits

HUD secretary focuses on employee morale

Shaun Donovan aims to pull up a department that has ranked low in worker satisfaction.

Tech

Most federal IT funding expected to escape super committee's knife

Industry leaders say the need to upgrade and secure networks will not diminish, and may even accelerate.

News

Alleged White House shooter charged with assassination attempt

Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho Falls, was charged on Thursday in federal court.

Oversight

Federal budget managers stay upbeat despite challenges

Seventy-one percent of survey respondents are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs.

Oversight

Senators consider British approach to regulatory review

Warner examines proposal to create CBO-like body to gauge costs of rules.

News

The Week in Comments: Cuts, buyouts and benefits

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

News

Obama threatens veto of defense authorization bill

The move is a sharp escalation of the administration's battle with Congress over the future course of the war on terror.

News

Energy Secretary says politics did not influence Solyndra loan

Steven Chu also says he didn't know his department urged the company to delay announcing layoffs until after the November 2010 elections.

News

House repeals contractor withholding tax

The legislation was lauded by lawmakers from both parties and the White House.

News

Play of the Day -- Super committee is superbad and Congress asks if pizza is a vegetable

A daily roundup of late-night video.