Defense
Acting head of ATF reassigned
Kenneth Melson will be replaced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones.
Defense
White House issues 9/11 guidelines ahead of anniversary
The documents warn citizens to be prepared for another attack and call on officials to memorialize those who died.
Defense
August is deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
In total, 66 U.S. troops died this month -- 30 of them in the Chinook helicopter crash on Aug. 6.
Defense
Latest WikiLeaks State Department cable dump names confidential sources
The recent release is “in accordance with WikiLeaks’s commitment to maximizing impact and making information available to all,” the group says.
News
Play of the Day -- Dick Cheney's new memoir ... Read at your own risk
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Oversight
America's Summer of Discontent
Voters nationwide are disillusioned, regardless of their political party.
Defense
Government’s post-9/11 reorganization called ‘worth the effort’
Four lessons offered by Partnership for Public Service include winning senior executive buy-in and respecting legacy cultures.
Tech
Say goodbye to traditional immigration processing forms
Homeland Security issues new rules for describing documents and filing procedures under a new automated system.
Pay & Benefits
Employee incentive payments increase in 2009
But budget constraints could cause agencies to lose ground in hiring and keeping top talent, expert says.
Pay & Benefits
Groups urge super committee to protect federal pay and benefits
Federal employee advocates say government workers have sacrificed enough.
Oversight
Pentagon contracting policy faulted in two reports
Billions wasted while no-bid awards rose, congressionally chartered commission and nonprofit group find.
News
House Republican fall agenda takes aim at regulations, taxes
Many of the planned moves are certain to prompt resistance from the Obama administration and Senate Democrats.
Oversight
Postal Service pays less for employees to sit around
Cost of downtime decreased from $31 million in fiscal 2009 to $22 million in fiscal 2010.
News
Obama names labor economist to replace Goolsbee
Princeton University professor Alan Krueger is slated to become chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Oversight
Where is Congress with appropriations?
With the new congressional super committee scheduled to meet, budget issues may be more urgent.
Defense
Powell says Cheney book full of 'cheap shots'
Memoir accuses the former secretary of State of undermining President George W. Bush before the Iraq War and allowing the name of a covert CIA agent to be leaked.
Tech
After Email
Real-time workplace communication tools may soon become more popular than email, survey finds.
Defense