Defense

Suspect arrested in shooting of SSA employee

Victim of armed robbery did not sustain life-threatening injuries, but the incident prompted a lockdown of the agency’s Woodlawn, Md., campus for more than one hour.

Oversight

Panel urges Congress to scrap annual budget process

After a year of multiple near government shutdowns and budget battles, lawmakers consider moving to two-year spending cycle.

News

House keeps government open through Nov. 18; what happens next?

Lawmakers now must figure out how to fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2012.

Oversight

Federal hiring of Hispanics slows, nearly flat

Latino representation in federal workforce has stalled in recent years, report finds.

Defense

Bachmann speaks on border agent controversy

The Minnesota congresswoman addresses an issue that has been a cause celebre among some conservatives.

Defense

Former Defense chief meets with House Republicans

Rumsfeld warns GOP lawmakers about the dangers of assigning a specific amount in spending cuts without reviewing the department's strategy and priorities.

Oversight

Obama as Bush

Looks like the current president may borrow a page from the former president’s 2004 campaign playbook.

News

Energy's Separate Wavelength

Oversight

House majority leader: Obama’s jobs bill is dead

Cantor says the House will act on less contentious items, including making permanent the 3 percent withholding provision for government contractors.

News

Bipartisan regulatory reform bill draws administration’s silence

Plan to update 65-year-old law would hold agencies ‘accountable’ for burdensome rules.

News

Emails show bitter OMB, DOE divide over Solyndra

The agencies were on the same page when DOE approved funding for the company in 2009, but OMB had concerns in 2010 about the solar manufacturer’s financial standing.

Tech

Government apps: Learning from industry

Private sector experts weigh in on how agencies can build successful software applications for mobile devices.

Pay & Benefits

20 of the All-Time Greatest Feds: The List

Pay & Benefits

A look at 20 of the all-time greatest federal employees

A guide to some of history's most illustrious civil servants.

News

GAO cites benefits of Census-Postal Service teamwork

Agencies’ joint memorandum of understanding is being updated in time of tight budgets.

News

Social Security lifts campus lockdown

Move had been prompted by a shooting that injured one man, according to police.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement plan funds continue downward spiral

Majority of TSP options remain in the red for September and for the year to date.