Defense
As Qaddafi's government comes apart, new concerns for U.S.
Fierce critics of Obama's handling of the Libyan conflict say he should now step up assistance to the new regime.
Tech
Pros and Cons
Experts weigh in on Obama administration's guidance for recruiting, hiring and training the federal cybersecurity workforce.
Defense
Pentagon personnel chief investigated for 'tyrannical' leadership
Complaints allege Clifford Stanley is vindictive, wasteful, and unfit for service.
Tech
Mobile apps are reshaping government services and operations
Some of the most significant developments in government software applications are taking place at the state level.
Oversight
OMB details agency obligations under Government Performance Act
Priority goals must be delivered by Sept. 12, as operating officers are urged to cut waste.
News
Feds could run for political office in Virginia county, under proposed rule
Hatch Act exemption allows federal employees to run as independent candidates for local partisan political office.
News
Bachmann spins her federal tax-attorney experience
'I went to work in that system because the first rule of war is: Know your enemy,' the Minnesota Republican says of her work for the IRS.
Defense
U.S. to prioritize deportation of convicted criminals
The change involves postponing proceedings against illegal immigrants who pose less of a threat to public safety.
News
Play of the Day -- Colbert wants Obama to be more like Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
Diminishing Returns
Why your interim retirement benefits could be a lot smaller than you expected.
News
SEC facing whistleblower charge that staff destroyed financial documents
Sen. Grassley asks agency to explain alleged shredding of papers for 9,000 informal investigations.
Oversight
Obama orders agencies to develop plans to increase workforce diversity
Executive order also mandates creation of governmentwide plan.
News
The Week in Comments: Budgets and buyouts, oh my!
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service commences talks with two unions
The contract negotiations will address management’s plan to eliminate 220,000 jobs by 2015.
News
OMB directs agencies to cut 2013 budgets
Agencies should submit requests that trim spending by at least 10 percent below 2011 levels.
Defense
From Nextgov: Investigation reveals widespread insider hacking at immigration agency
Breaches at Texas Service Center before 2008 raise national security concerns and highlight vulnerability of citizenship data.
Pay & Benefits
Presidential vacation criticism is as old as Washington
In the two centuries since John Adams was the first president to seek solace outside Washington, the critics have always been there to attack.
News